What’s being challenged is a legacy of justice born out of cultural survival.

The lawsuit challenging Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy isn’t just about race or education — it’s about who we are as a community.

The group behind the case , Students for Fair Admissions, is the same organization that successfully challenged affirmative action on the continent. Now they’re arguing that Kamehameha Schools’ long-standing preference for Native Hawaiian students is unconstitutional.

But Hawaiʻi is not the continent. What’s being challenged here isn’t a college admissions policy — it’s a legacy of justice, born out of cultural survival.

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