Ethnic diversity makes Hawai‘i unique compared to the rest of the United States. While this diversity enriches our state, it does present challenges to the various multi-ethnic communities, including providing language-accessible communication to all.
In 2022, 11.0% of Hawaiʻi’s population 5 years or older spoke English less than “very well.” This shows that there are challenges in being able to communicate with 1 in every 10 people in our state in English.