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, Sep 1, 2005 6:08 PM [i]On 2005-08-31 22:41, Thomas wrote: Anyway, I think that in order to sustain a sense of historical grievance on the part of an ethnic group, one has to fight some strong headwinds, such as the explosion of "intermarriage" in modern societies, as well as social mobility (for example, "Hawaiians" are everywhere, and people from "everywhere" now reside in Hawaii), and modern thinking in general which eschews tribalism and regards the future as intrinsically more interesting than the past. "What is Hawaiian is not an easy issue (I used the phrase inappropriately in another thread & then fell all over myslef trying to make amends). Here is how the KS desribes it: "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.” However, to determine aboriginal blood, the candidate "completes an “Ethnic Ancestry Survey” designed to verify his aboriginal blood."

[i]On 2005-08-31 22:41, Thomas wrote:

Anyway, I think that in order to sustain a sense of historical grievance on the part of an ethnic group, one has to fight some strong headwinds, such as the explosion of "intermarriage" in modern societies, as well as social mobility (for example, "Hawaiians" are everywhere, and people from "everywhere" now reside in Hawaii), and modern thinking in general which eschews tribalism and regards the future as intrinsically more interesting than the past.

"What is Hawaiian is not an easy issue (I used the phrase inappropriately in another thread & then fell all over myslef trying to make amends).

Here is how the KS desribes it:

"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.”

However, to determine aboriginal blood, the candidate "completes an “Ethnic Ancestry Survey” designed to verify his aboriginal blood."

Post #183737 by christiki295 on Thu, Sep 1, 2005 6:08 PM