Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

**Definition:** A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions-to-the-standards-for-the-classification-of-federal-data-on-race-and-ethnicity). In the United States it is used for classification of federal government data on race and ethnicity. Race and ethnicity terms are self-identified social construct and may include terms outdated and offensive in MeSH to assist users who are interested in retrieving comprehensive search results for studies such as in longitudinal studies.

**Tree numbers:** - M01.270.906.750 - M01.270.968.750 - M01.686.477.625.594.625 - M01.686.493.500.800.500

**Synonyms:** - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander