Kelly Hu on Doe v. Kamehameha

Doe v. Kamehameha was a case involving the admissions policy of Kamehameha Schools, a private school founded by a Native Hawaiian princess who sought to reverse the decline of the original indigenous people of Hawai'i.

In June 2003, "John Doe" filed a lawsuit against Kamehameha Schools. Although there are numerous other quality public and private schools in the state, Doe claimed his rights were being violated by not being admitted.

After a Federal District Court found in favor of Kamehameha's admissions policy, a three-judge appeals court panel in August 2005 ruled 2-1 for Doe even while recognizing the legitimate remedial purpose of the admissions policy.

An en banc appeal court panel overturned the panel's ruling and found in favor of Kamehameha. This ruling stands after the case was settled.

Kamehameha Schools uses its own resources to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians through education. It neither seeks nor receives federal funding.

The suit threatens the future of the people that created and continue to nurture the special culture that has made Hawai'i such a beloved destination. In 1993, Congress recognized the harms against Native Hawaiians and apologized for the 1893 overthrow of the Hawaiian kingdom that deprived the "rights of Native Hawaiians to self-determination."

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[macktheknife888]

Kelly is right. Lets look at this in more detail. The key word here is private. Every private school has the right to invite who they like, if this was a state school, than the person who is suing has a case, but it's not a state school, it's a private school, and like i said, any private school has the right to invite who every they want in their school. So, Kelly is right in my opinion.

[juanito250978]

i'll believe anything that u say Kelly...lol!

[demitra38]

Whites had Whites only schools, restrooms, restaurants, ball fields and pretty much everything for centuries. We have more opportunities and priveleges than minorities, and other peoples that have been exploited.

The indigenous people are choosing with whom they wish to consort...and they choose other Hawaiians.

[Cabocoleman]

I see the legality of this matter. Even though this is a private, it is still falls under the umbrella of equality regardless of gender, color, and race. I also understand the native Hawaiians fighting to keep its heritage alive. TBH, there were no true native Hawaiians but travelers and explorers coming from other pacific islands. This case isn't a clear case of black and white. The Hawaiians are also Americans, native or not, we must continue to move forward. Should the boy be admitted? IDK.

[denisefan]

some white kid suing the Hawaiian-dominating school in Hawaii? I wonder "who" put him up to that??? this video was posted nearly 3 yrs ago... any verdict on this case yet?

[dawg00000]

Section 1981 of the 1866 Civil Rights law that prohibits racial discrimination in private contracts should apply to white folk only, not people of color. In McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail (1976) Thurgood Marshall betrayed people of color by applying 1981 to discrimination against white folk too. Discrim against whites is justified by centuries of their lynching and rape of people of color. Whites lynch & rape to this day. The fewer straight white christian males, the more diversity.

[Reelyn09]

Hawaiian's deserve to have this school.

Captain cook hadn't discovered Hawaii though. He couldn't have because the Polynesians were already living there.If this school were never built.Who knows what would happen? That could be the biggest thing ever if i got to go back home and go to that school. That is all i ask for is to just go to that school. This is mostly what Hawaiian's have left so why would they try to take that away from us? Aloha!

[Reelyn09]

If anyone didnt know this Captain cook didnt discover hawaii. He couldn't have because the polynesians were already living there.

[namakafilms]

The people of this land have been suffering insult after repeated insult from the overthrow, to the admission polices, to the appeal to sell Hawaiian lands set aside for the Native Hawaiian people. Now Governor Linda Lingle stated Hawaiians have MORAL rights to ceded lands but the State has legal rights. What does that mean ?

[NoMercyJustCruelty]

I actually agree since this is a private school, but be honest: if Whites tried having a private Whites-Only school there'd be blood in the streets.

If Whites can't have anything for themselves, why should other races?

Let ALL races choose with whom they wish to to consort or none at all!