Kamehameha Schools' admissions policy is part of restorative justice for an indigenous people whose culture, property and self-governance were nearly destroyed by 19th and 20th century colonialism. There is a critical difference between an affirmative action or diversity program and the efforts of a private institution to help an indigenous people almost wiped out by Western influence. The civil rights of Americans are not threatened with a program by Native Hawaiians designed to uplift their own people.

Thoughts From Hawaiians Unite Blog

Noelani at the Hawaiians Unite blog shares her thoughts on the alleged settlement figure related to the Doe lawsuit:

I want to remind all of us that this revelation by attorney John Goemans is not necessarily true. And even if it is true, remember that this case was poised to be heard by an extremely conservative U.S. Supreme Court. So the trustees, in settling the case for whatever amount, were wise in delaying the consideration of this type of lawsuit by the high court.

Read the rest of the post. My personal thoughts here.

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