Kamehameha, OHA cases insult ideal of justice
Attorneys Shirley Garcia, Le'a Kanehe and R.
Hokulei Lindsey write an op-ed
piece in the Advertiser that provides some background and on
Kamehameha Schools and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and how "the plaintiffs'
argument not only fails fundamentally but also attempts to use the statute for
the exact opposite of the statute's original intent. In other words, the
plaintiffs seek to use a civil-rights statute to further injure and subjugate
Native Hawaiians who already suffer all the injuries of colonialism: lower life
expectancy, high infant mortality, diaspora, landlessness and low educational
attainment."And Corky has a cartoon
showing the "new admission policy" of Kamehameha Schools.
Posted: Sun - November 30, 2003 at 10:56 AM