Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 39, Number 1, 1 Ianuali 2022 — Data: A Tool to Promote Thriving Native Hawaiian Kamali'i [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Data: A Tool to Promote Thriving Native Hawaiian Kamali'i

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By Trenton Manson Lili'iuokalani Trust's strategic plan is based on the vision of E Nā Kamalei Lupalupa - Thriving Hawaiian Children. Over the past few years, we have increased the use of data in our decision-making and planning. Data on key indicators allow us to deepen our understanding of the conditons of kamali'i across the pae aina. In this article, we are looking at the "Concentration of Native Hawaiian Children in Households with Less than Liveable ineome" mapped to our different kīpuka, or regional service areas.* This geospatial approach enables us to use information about where kamali'i in need of support are most likely to reside as we make decisions about how we plan to care for current and future generations. We use liveable ineome (whieh we estimate as three times the poverty guideline for Hawai'i) as

one of our key measures. High-quality research has shown that higher family incomes improve childrens' educational, behavioral, and heahh outcomes. We also know that these benefits are passed on to future generations. In the figure we see that the estimated percentage of NH kamali'i who live in households without livable incomes ranges from 38% for Kīpuka Kaua'i to 86% for Kīpuka Hilo. Exploring indicators about Native Hawaiian wellbeing as part of planning and programming helps us use the resources left to us by Queen Lili'uokalani more effectively to achieve the vision of Nā Kamalei Lupalupa. Learn more about our strategic plan and vision at our website www.onipaa.org or contact our research and data specialists by emailing researchandevaluationteam@onipaa.org. ■ *Note: The estimated percentages of children living in households with less than a livable ineome are based the 2015-2019 American Community Survey dataset as summarized for LT by SCIMA, with further rough estimates for Maui and Kaua'i counties prepared by LT researchers using information on poverty levels in those areas published by Census Reporter. Trenton Manson is the manager for Data Science at Lili'uokalani Trust. He was raised in Kailua, O'ahu and has a M.S. in Data Science from Southern Methodist University.

PERCENTAGE OF NH KAMALI'I WHO LIVE IN THE KĪPUKA AND WHO DO NOT HAVĒ LIVABLLĒ INCOMĒ