Honoring Paul Kawata for his unwavering commitment to communities of color, the LGBTQ+ community, and work to end the HIV epidemic.

honors Paul Kawata for his groundbreaking leadership and enduring legacy of advocacy for communities of color and the LGBTQ+ community;

recognizes Paul Kawata’s 38 years of visionary service at NMAC, where he reshaped public health through a lens of racial and queer justice;

commends Paul Kawata’s unwavering pursuit of equity, inclusion, and access for people living with HIV and all those affected by systemic discrimination;

expresses profound gratitude for his lifelong contributions to civil rights, public health, and the empowerment of marginalized communities; and

extends best wishes to Paul Kawata in his retirement, with the utmost respect for the indelible mark he leaves on the Nation.