text:  They're specifically looking at how cultural insensitivities and related factors worsened health disparities for Lahaina's ethnic communities, including Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Filipinos, and Mexicans. The five-year $3.8 million study is funded by the National Institute of Health. Kiawe'aimoku Kaholokua is chair of the Department of Native Hawaiian Health at John A. Burns School of Medicine.