HONOLULU (Island News) — The legal battle over Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy continues — but today, one of its biggest rivals put competition aside to show support.

At Saint Louis School, students and faculty gathered for a vigil in solidarity with their brothers, sisters, and cousins at Kamehameha Schools. The event comes as Kamehameha faces a lawsuit from “Students for Fair Admission,” which claims its Native Hawaiian preference policy is discriminatory and illegal.

Leaders at Saint Louis said about 60% of their students are of Hawaiian ancestry, many of whom were able to attend thanks to Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop’s vision to uplift and educate the keiki of Hawaiʻi.

“The opportunities that Hawaiʻi has given me help me to find and foster connections as a KS scholar and alo

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