#Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

America wouldn’t be America without Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders

Hawai’i U.S. Sen. Hirono, New York Rep. Meng introduce bicameral resolution officially marking May 2025 as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, honoring the significant contributions the communities have made and continue to make to the United States.

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacifc Islander stories, cultures inextricably tied to that of US

U.S. Senate, unanimously adopting resolution introduced by Hawai’i Democrat Sen. Maie Hirono, and President Joe Biden mark May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

New FDA podcast features UH-Hilo faculty member discussing health disparities for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders

The podcast focuses on research by Deborah Taira, a professor in the Univeristy of Hawai‘i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy and senior scientist at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu, and her colleague at the UH John A. Burns School of Medicine at Mānoa.

Volcanoes National Park video shows how Hawaiians gathered water from lava tubes

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park’s “ʻOhi Wai” is a 10-minute video describing how Hawaiians used lava tubes to gather water in gourds.

Hirono resolution recognizing May as AANHPI Heritage Month is passed by Senate

Companion legislation was introduced by Rep. Judy Chu, who – like Sen. Hirono – sits on the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.