University of Hawaii Manoa - Research Centers in Minority Institutions

October 27, 2025 / RCMI News, University of Hawaii Manoa

UH study highlights 19-year life expectancy gap, health disparities in Hawaii

Public Health • Hawaii Despite Hawaii’s overall strong health standing, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders face the widest differences in lifespan compared with the… Continue Reading

September 23, 2022 / University of Hawaii Manoa

Expectant Native Hawaiian women to contribute to a healthy future for their babies, their communities

Scant data is available about the dietary habits of expectant and new mothers and their infants in the Native Hawaiian (NH) community. When many different… Continue Reading

September 21, 2022 / University of Hawaii Manoa

JABSOM researchers awarded $22.5 million NIH grant to study an array of health threats to Native Hawaiian lives

Hawaii has the highest life expectancy at birth, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Still, that success is not reflected in the… Continue Reading

January 12, 2022 / University of Hawaii Manoa

Grant helps launch data science training program at JABSOM

Thanks to this grant, the bioinformatic core team at JABSOM and its collaborators will offer lectures, seminars, bootcamps, and workshops to RCMI trainers, investigators, students, and community… Continue Reading