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In the News (Sat 22 Nov 08)

  
  Kamehameha Schools Vacancies
Kamehameha Schools is a dynamic and nurturing learning community committed to educational excellence.
The quest of knowledge and enlightenment is essential for an educational institution as Kamehameha.
Kamehameha Schools is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action (AA) Employer.
ks.isg2.com   (312 words)

  
  Kamehameha Schools awaits ruling - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
The school's admission policy is legal, Kay ruled, largely because it serves a "remedial" purpose by advancing the education of a Native Hawaiian population that became marginalized after its monarchy was overthrown in 1893.
Kamehameha Schools was established as a beneficiary of the estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a princess of the Hawaiian kingdom who inherited the lands owned by the Kamehameha royal dynasty.
Kamehameha Schools trustees Robert Kihune, left, and Constance Lau embrace students at a rally held after the Honolulu hearing by a panel of judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2004/Nov/05/ln/ln10p.html   (1205 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamehameha Schools was established in 1887 under the terms of the last will and testament of Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a direct descendant of Kamehameha the Great and last Princess of the House of Kamehameha.
Kamehameha Schools is administered by the five-member Board of Trustees of the Estate of Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
The girls' school was established in 1894 on a nearby campus.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kamehameha_Schools   (1580 words)

  
 Equal Justice Society
Kamehameha Schools is a private educational institution that serves Native Hawaiians.
Kamehameha Schools policy is not meant to exclude non-Hawaiians, but to include as many Native Hawaiian children as possible.
Almost 79 percent of the public schools in Hawaii that have predominantly Native Hawaiians student body are in corrective action, compared with only 17.4 percent of public schools that do not have a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body.
www.equaljusticesociety.org /kamehameha/faq.html   (1136 words)

  
 APASS REPORTER - Preserving 'Pauahi's Gift'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It was the breaking point for a school that many see as the last bastion of hope for Native Hawaiians who have suffered from centuries of social and economic hardship.
Kamehameha subsidizes a majority of a child’s tuition, which is already less than half of that at most Hawaii private schools.
She received a law degree from UC Berkeley, attending school with an Eric Grant, who would later become the lead attorney representing the non-Hawaiian teenager who is still seeking admission into Kamehameha Schools.
www.usc.edu /student-affairs/apass/apassreporter/kamehameha.html   (1633 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools - Campuses
Founded in 1887, Kamehameha Schools is a statewide educational system supported by a $6.2 billion trust, endowed by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop.
Kamehameha Schools gives preference to children of Hawaiian ancestry to the extent permitted by law.
The Kamehameha Schools Maui Campus is located in Pukalani on the gentle slopes of Haleakala.
www.ksbe.edu /campuses.php   (381 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Hawaii schools' policy called discriminatory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Admissions at the private schools are highly prized, both for the quality of education and the low cost compared to other private schools in the islands.
While Kamehameha Schools states that its policy is to give preference to children of Hawaiian ancestry, it still constitutes discrimination on the basis of race in violation of federal law, the lawsuit said.
Kamehameha Schools was sharply criticized by its alumni and the Hawaiian community in 2002 for admitting a non-Hawaiian to its Maui campus.
www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-08-03-hawaii-discrimination_x.htm   (758 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools wins admissions case - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
With a federal court victory on its admission policy fresh in hand, Kamehameha Schools will be back in court today to face an almost identical challenge to the policy that gives preference to Hawaiians.
Ezra's decision was based, in part, on the fact that Kamehameha had led Mohica-Cummings to believe that he was accepted and that he had missed three weeks of public school before Kamehameha rescinded his acceptance.
School officials hailed yesterday's court ruling and said they are hoping for a similar ruling today by Ezra.
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Nov/18/ln/ln03a.html   (909 words)

  
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HONOLULU – The Kamehameha Schools admissions policy is being given another chance before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, with the federal court announcing on Wednesday the full court will allow an “en banc” review by all 15 judges.
Kamehameha Schools had asked for the “en banc” hearing, in which all of the sitting judges review the case, as an alternative to appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court on the school’s 118-year-old admissions policy.
Kamehameha Schools was established under the 1883 will of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, and its three campuses are partly funded by a trust now worth $6.2 billion.
www.mauinews.com /story.aspx?id=17186   (1175 words)

  
 John Doe v. Kamehameha Schools - dKosopedia
Kamehameha Schools lawsuit arose when an anonymous non-Hawaiian student applied to the school twice and was denied after he told the school that none of his grandparents had Hawaiian blood.
On Aug. 4, 2005, Kamehameha Schools rejected a proposal to allow a non-Hawaiian student to enroll in classes for his senior year.
Kamehameha will fight ruling -- Its admission policy is "unlawful race discrimination," a federal court rules -- The plaintiffs' attorneys say they will ensure the school obeys the order Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3-8-05.
www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/John_Doe_v._Kamehameha_Schools   (407 words)

  
 Sovereign Stories: In the Courts
Kamehameha Schools was established by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, ".the great-granddaugther and last royal descendant of Kamehameha the Great." In 1883, the Princess established a will dedicating a major portion of her estate to the ".
Applicants to the Schools are required to submit proof of ancestry as part of the admissions process.
When the Schools discovered the documentation was unverifiable, they withdrew their acceptance of the student, and the plaintiff promptly filed suit.
www.sovereignstories.org /courts.htm   (2364 words)

  
 StarBulletin.com | News | /2006/03/13/
Kamehameha Schools has helped the nonprofit program expand into East Hawaii and Molokai to reach kids who are not served on its campuses.
Kamehameha Schools spent 4 percent of its five-year average market value on education in 2005, which is its stated goal, up from 2.8 percent in 2000.
Kamehameha Schools has set ambitious goals to serve 40,000 people by 2009 and as many as 55,000 five years later.
starbulletin.com /2006/03/13/news/story01.html   (1635 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A 1981 graduate of Kamehameha Schools and a 1985 graduate of Chaminade University, she is happy to be back home at Kapalama.
At Kamehameha she has served as the first secretary of the Physical Plant Division, was Assistant to the Director of Financial Aid and Special Services, Financial Aid Specialist and Counselor with the Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program.
A 1973 graduate of Kamehameha Schools, her passion for parent and family involvement is motivated by the fact that she is a mother of seven children, and grandmother of eight.
alumni.ksbe.edu /about_who_we_are.php   (575 words)

  
 Kauai Garden Island News
Kamehameha School's long-standing admission policy giving preference to Native Hawaiians should remain intact, and federal judges should reverse a decision finding the policy discriminatory.
Kamehameha Schools intends to file a petition to have the federal court rehear the case, Donna Aana-Nakahara, coordinator of Kamehameha Schools Kaua‘i Regional Resource Center, told the council.
She noted Native Hawaiian families have some of the highest poverty rates in the state and are twice as likely to be headed by a single parent, Native Hawaiian children in public schools have the lowest test scores, and Native Hawaiian youngsters have the highest rates of drug and alcohol abuse in the state.
www.kauaiworld.com /articles/2005/08/18/news/news01.txt   (1128 words)

  
 Court gives hope to Kamehameha Schools - The Honolulu Advertiser
Still, the development is considered significant for the school and a possible prelude to the appeals court declaring that the admissions policy is valid.
The school's lawyers argued that the unique circumstances of the school justified its admissions policy to address the social, economic and educational disadvantages of Hawaiians as compared with other ethnic groups.
Jan Dill, a board member with the Kamehameha support group Na Pua a Ke Ali'i Pauahi, said Hawaiians and their supporters, who are discouraged by some rulings in the fight to keep Hawaiian entitlements alive, should be buoyed by yesterday's decision for a rehearing.
www.honoluluadvertiser.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060223/NEWS20/602230347/1001/NEWS   (1954 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools Admission Policy - HawaiiThreads.com
So back to the Kamehameha discussion, as long as they do not except public money to support their educational needs, it must be able to function as they see fit.
It is a sad state of affairs; a school which has been in existence LOOONG before the fraudulent ways of the amerikaner federal government came along and declared it will govern that which has been running fine for sooooo long with out their help, Before amerika stole all that is Hawaiian...
This school was founded on a trust ensuring the preservation of the Hawaiian culture and it's people thru education.
www.hawaiithreads.com /showthread.php?t=3591   (3067 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Ke Ali'i Bernice Pauahi Bishop was the great granddaughter and last direct descendant of Kamehameha I. During her lifetime, the Hawaiian people continued to endure considerable hardship.
With the support of her husband, Charles Reed Bishop, and as the sole heir to the Kamehameha lands, more than 434,300 acres were placed in her perpetual trust.
Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate has educated generations of young Hawaiian men and women since its founding in 1884.
members.aol.com /luke214/ksbe/ksbe.html   (377 words)

  
 IJNL Vol 5 Iss 1: The Kamehameha Schools Admissions Policy Controversy
The Kamehamehas and their successors, the Kalakauas, reigned until the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown in 1893 by a group of American haole (outsiders; white people), who formed a provisional government and then a short-lived republic, with the intention of seeking annexation by the United States.
The Hawaiians’ family and community structures were forced into severe disarray, and Hawaiians were increasingly and irreversibly dispossessed of their traditional occupancy of land: most of the land received by commoners from their government in a one-time land-grant program in mid-19th century ended up by the time of the overthrow in the hands of haole.
According to the Kamehameha Schools T.A.M., the IRS relied upon the 9th Circuit decision in Rice vs. Cayetano, which has since been reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court at 520 U.S. (2000) (Kamehameha Schools “should consider requesting a private letter ruling on whether the [then-pending U.S. Supreme Court] decision [in Rice v.
www.icnl.org /journal/vol5iss1/ar_roth1.htm   (990 words)

  
 Native American Rights Fund, News 2005, Amicus Brief - Kamehameha Schools
In June 2003, a lawsuit was filed by an anonymous student challenging the Kamehameha Schools’ policy of restricting admission to Native Hawaiians only.
The Kamehameha Schools have given preference to Native Hawaiians in its admissions policy for the past 117 years.
NIEA and their member tribes and tribal organizations have a direct interest in ensuring that the educational needs of Native Hawaiian, American Indian and Alaska Native students, and the public and private programs implemented to fulfill those needs, are protected and preserved under federal law.
www.narf.org /events/05/kamehameha.htm   (209 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools
College Connection: When students enter college for the first time, there are specific unanswered questions about their choice of school, the services and support they can expect, something about the area, etc. that they may want to hear firsthand.
What better way to find the answers to their questions than from KS graduates who are currently students at that particular college.
During the 2002-2003 school year, the fair will be held on December 28, 2002.
www2.ksbe.edu /par/alumni/programs.asp   (473 words)

  
 NO REST FOR THE AWAKE - MINAGAHET CHAMORRO: Kamehameha Schools
For those of you who don't know, Kamehameha Schools is a private school established by Princess Ke Ali'i Bernice Pauahi Paki Bishop, great-granddaughter and last royal descendant of Kamehameha the Great.
Among Hawaiian Children and their Families it is an honor to be accepted to Kamehameha Schools because of it's legacy that extends for over 100 years (1887-present) FOR the Hawaiian people.
The Kamehameha Schools will appeal against the court decision but it will cost more money, which as we all know has been limited over the past few years.
minagahet.blogspot.com /2005/08/kamehameha-schools.html   (1908 words)

  
 TheHawaiiChannel.com - News - Court Agrees To Rehear Kamehameha Schools Case
HONOLULU -- The federal appeals court that ruled Kamehameha Schools' admission policy was illegal agreed on Wednesday to have the case reheard by a larger panel of judges.
In August, a panel of three judges from the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Kamehameha Schools' Hawaiians-first policy in a lawsuit filed by a high school senior identified as "John Doe." Kamehameha Schools then asked for an en banc review of the 9th Circuit Court's original three-judge ruling.
Kamehameha Schools believes there is a chance that the panel will agree that the admissions policy is not illegal race discrimination.
www.thehawaiichannel.com /news/7342315/detail.html   (476 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Admission to all schools and grade levels is competitive.
Financial Aid information and applications are forwarded after acceptance to Kamehameha Schools.
Kamehameha’s elementary curriculum emphasizes development of the whole child through academics, social skills, the arts, culture and physical education.
www.hais.org /kamehameha.htm   (290 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools Alumni & Parents Advancment Center Information
Kamehameha Schools liaison to the KS Alumni Association, Association of Teachers and Parents (Kapalama campus), and the Kamehameha Schools Parent and Teachers `Ohana (Maui and East Hawai`i campuses).
The Alumni and Parents Advancement Center is responsible for maintaining a confidential database of all graduates and parents of students currently enrolled at Kamehameha Schools.
APAC serves as Kamehameha Schools' liaison with all alumni and parents.
www.ksbealumni.org /admin.html   (861 words)

  
 Kamehameha — Infoplease.com
Kamehameha V, 1831–72, became (1863) king, he tried to restore the old tribal ways.
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www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0826950.html   (487 words)

  
 Kamehameha Schools - Anti-Spam and Unsolicited Email
Kamehameha Schools does not condone or approve of this content in any way, and does not allow the use of its property or Internet connectivity to be used for this purpose.
If you wish to investigate these messages further, please go to get more information on how to determine where your unsolicited email is coming from, and to confirm that it is not originating from our location.
The original recipient of the message has been deleted to maintain confidentiality, but the forged sender information and the IP information of the actual sender appears in the examples.
www.ksbe.edu /antispam.php   (352 words)

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