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Anita Hofschneider

Anita Hofschneider is a reporter covering the Pacific for Civil Beat. She previously covered city and state politics, land, social issues and the pandemic. Her work has won multiple national, regional and local awards.

Prior to starting at Civil Beat, Anita covered the 2013 Hawaii legislative session for the Associated Press and interned at the Wall Street Journal in New York. She graduated from Harvard with honors in 2012 and is originally from the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

You can follow Anita on Twitter @ahofschneider, on Instagram @anitahofschneider or email her at ahofschneider@civilbeat.org.

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ʻUa ʻIke ʻIa A Lohe ʻIa’: Hoʻohiki ʻO Biden I Kona Kākoʻo ʻAna I Nā Poʻe He ʻAkia, He Hawaiʻi, a He Pakipika AP Photo/Patrick Semansky/2022

ʻUa ʻIke ʻIa A Lohe ʻIa’: Hoʻohiki ʻO Biden I Kona Kākoʻo ʻAna I Nā Poʻe He ʻAkia, He Hawaiʻi, a He Pakipika

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Pīhoihoi nā mea hoʻopaipai kaiāulu i ka hōʻoi ʻana i ka ʻimi ʻikepili ʻana a me ka hōʻike ʻia ʻana o nā kaulike ʻole ma o nā lāhui liʻiliʻi. 

Would A Pacific Youth Services Coordinator Help Reduce Disparities? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Would A Pacific Youth Services Coordinator Help Reduce Disparities?

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The measure is partially in response to challenges facing Micronesian and other Pacific Islander students in Hawaii.

Researchers Hope Hawaii Lawmakers Fund Cancer Research This Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Researchers Hope Hawaii Lawmakers Fund Cancer Research This Year

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A new study would seek to get to the bottom of why Native Hawaiians, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders face high rates of many cancers.

Hawaii Bill Aims To Make It Easier To Do Dialysis At Home Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2017

Hawaii Bill Aims To Make It Easier To Do Dialysis At Home

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The bill is being pushed by a multinational company from Illinois that wants to sell products in Hawaii more cheaply.

Marshall Islands Could Receive Billions Under Renegotiated US Treaty Courtesy: U.S. Department of the Interior

Marshall Islands Could Receive Billions Under Renegotiated US Treaty

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Congress will need to approve the funding for three Pacific island nations that are part of critical security treaties.

‘Seen And Heard’: Biden Pledges More Support For Asian, Hawaiian And Pacific Communities AP Photo/Patrick Semansky/2022

‘Seen And Heard’: Biden Pledges More Support For Asian, Hawaiian And Pacific Communities

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Community advocates are excited about the possibility of better data collection that could help highlight disparities among smaller ethnic groups.

New Study Of Marshall Islands Fish Highlights Peril Of Using Oceans As Dumping Grounds Mark Edward Harris/Civil Beat/2015

New Study Of Marshall Islands Fish Highlights Peril Of Using Oceans As Dumping Grounds

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Researchers said that the results won’t currently affect food choices for Marshallese and are consistent with global marine pollution trends.

Fijian Women And Indigenous Groups Celebrate Election Outcome But Democracy Remains Fragile Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

Fijian Women And Indigenous Groups Celebrate Election Outcome But Democracy Remains Fragile

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The election result is also being touted as a boon for the Biden administration, which has sought to strengthen relations with Pacific island countries.

Federal Budget Bill Permanently Increases Medicaid Funding For US Pacific Territories Carlo Domingo/Civil Beat/2022

Federal Budget Bill Permanently Increases Medicaid Funding For US Pacific Territories

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Local officials say the money could help improve access to cancer treatment in island communities.