Keawe‘aimoku Kaholokula, Joseph2020-11-052020-11-0520209780824889159 http://hdl.handle.net/10125/70243In this persuasive essay, it is reasoned that preexisting, long-ignored inequities in health and its social determinants are the underlying reasons for COVID-19 related inequities. It also calls for transformational changes (hulihia) in economic, educational, business, and political paradigms and practices to achieve health equity.4 pagesengCC BY-NC-ND 4.0COVID-19health determinantsNative HawaiiansPacific Islandershealth policySOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional StudiesSOCIAL SCIENCE / Indigeneous StudiesHISTORY / OceaniaPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Generalbook chapter