Appellate Ruling Bars Hawaiian Only Admissions policy - Beyond Tiki

C christiki295 Member LA-2547 mls east Hawaii &5500 Easter Is Joined: Apr 09, 2003 Posts: 3837	C christiki295 Posted posted on Thu, Aug 4, 2005 6:22 PM It is a “Hawaiians first” admissions policy and the Kamehameha Schools,in 2003, admitted a non-Hawaiian student. However, the Court noted that the record suggests the admission was more the result of accident than design. This is Kamehameha Schools policy: Specifically, the policy articulated by Charles Bishop was that “boys and girls of pure or part aboriginal blood . . . should have preference; that is[,] they should have the first right.” Accordingly, the admissions process at Kamehameha currently proceeds in two phases: first, the applicant must demonstrate that he possesses the minimum qualifications necessary to meet the Schools’ rigorous academic standards and, second, he must complete an “Ethnic Ancestry Survey” designed to verify his aboriginal blood. The Schools forthrightly admit that as long as there are qualified students who possess at least some native Hawaiian ancestry, they will be admitted before even the most qualified of those who lack aboriginal blood. The Court held that Congress can not "authorize a private school to exclusively restrict admission on the basis of an express racial classification."

It is a “Hawaiians first” admissions policy and the Kamehameha Schools,in 2003, admitted a non-Hawaiian student. However, the Court noted that the record suggests the admission was more the result of accident than design.

This is Kamehameha Schools policy:

Specifically, the policy articulated by Charles Bishop was that “boys and girls of pure or part aboriginal blood . . . should have preference; that is[,] they should have the first right.” Accordingly, the admissions process at Kamehameha currently proceeds in two phases: first, the applicant must demonstrate that he possesses the minimum qualifications necessary to meet the Schools’ rigorous academic standards and, second, he must complete an “Ethnic Ancestry Survey” designed to verify his aboriginal blood. The Schools forthrightly admit that as long as there are
qualified students who possess at least some native Hawaiian
ancestry, they will be admitted before even the most qualified of those who lack aboriginal blood.

The Court held that Congress can not "authorize a private school to exclusively restrict admission on the basis of an express racial classification."

Post #177410 by christiki295 on Thu, Aug 4, 2005 6:22 PM