I think the article mentioned something about a non-Hawaiian being admitted about 2 years ago. He was trying to enroll at the Kamehameha-Maui Campus (there are three campuses on Maui, Oahu, and the Big Island), and was admitted. However, after the admissions committee reviewed his application, it was discovered that his mother was not of Hawaiian ancestry. She was adopted by a Hawaiian family as a baby, but as far as her ancestry was concerned...she was Caucasian and nothing else.
The mom sued, the courts sided with the mom, and despite appeals from KSBE, Kamehameha was forced to let the kid finish and graduate (he'll be a senior this year).
That kid got SHIT from his peers and the community because he challenged the system. I don't agree with how he was treated, and while I applaud the mom for trying to make a statement, what kind of parent would do such a thing at the expense of having her kid be bullied and threatened when he went to school?
Taking this into consideration, if KSBE loses their appeal and is forced to start admitting non-Hawaiians into the school, what normal non-Hawaiian would even take the risk of subjecting themselves to the same treatment?
Sure, it's a big school...but people talk. People will know you're not "one of them".
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