Go to homepage

As Native Hawaiians, we have the sovereign right to govern the collection, ownership, and application of data from and about us and to use these data to honor and activate our self-determination. In exercising data sovereignty, our kuleana or responsibility is the well-being of our lāhui or nation and the perpetuation of our culture, knowledge, ways of doing, being, and knowing. To the highest extent possible, those interpreting and applying the data must ensureindividuals, ʻohana, and kaiāulu  or community from whom the data are collected are provided an opportunity to participate in the process (e.g., analyses, review of findings, or editing) and to benefit from it.

Liliʻuokalani Trust's Research, Evaluation, and Data Science Team contributes to improved wellbeing for Native Hawaiian youth by:

• Creating and disseminating radical and new knowledge;
• Deepening the bench of culturally responsive researchers and evaluators;
• Promoting practices and systems innovations; and
• Supporting data-informed decision making at all levels of LT.

LT, alongside other aliʻi trusts and Native Hawaiian (NH)-serving organizations, increases access to and the use of reliable and timely data for community needs assessments, planning, program development, and evaluation. LT's team and partners conduct original research and analyze available data to better understand the wellbeing of Native Hawaiians and pathways toward nā kamalei lupalupa.