EDITORIAL: Kamehameha’s admission policy must be defended

EDITORIAL: Kamehameha’s admission policy must be defended

Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), an organization founded to eliminate “affirmative action” in higher education, has turned its sights on the private, trust-funded K-12 institution, Kamehameha Schools (KS). On Monday, it filed a federal lawsuit against the trustees of the Bernice Pauahi Bishop estate, seeking to end KS’ policy, which is “to give preference to applicants of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.” The suit amounts to…