text:  They are specifically looking at how cultural insensitivities and related factors worsen health disparities for Lahaina's ethnic communities. They include Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Mexican communities. The five-year, $3.8 million study is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Kiawe'aimoku Kaholokua is chair of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at the UH Med School.