Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 18, Number 7, 1 July 2001 — KS challenge [ARTICLE]

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KS challenge

On May 21, a complaint was filed in federal court against Kamehameha Schools, alleging that its preference to Hawaiians in its admissions policy is violation of civil rights under United States Law. Kamehameha Schools was established in the Kingdom of Hawai'i by the will of Princess Pauahi. According to Dr. Hamikon McCubbin, Kamehameha's CEO,

Kamehameha Schools is discussing the matter with the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civic Rights, and is assisting the DOE in gathering information regarding Kamehameha's admissions policy. "Congress has repeatedly recognized the need to provide assistance to Native Hawaiians to remedy the effects of past deprivation and discrimination," said McCubbin in a written address to KS alumni. The complaint was filed anonymously.