text:  They are specifically looking at how cultural insensitivities and related factors worsened health disparities for Lahaina's ethnic communities. They include Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Mexicans. The five-year $3.8 million study is funded by the National Institutes for Health. Kave'aimoku Kaholakua is chair of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at John Burns Medical School.