Legal Opinion
Doe Ex Rel. Doe v. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2005No. 04-15044PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BYBEE, Circuit Judge.
Since 1887, the Kamehameha Schools have operated as the charitable legacy of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last direct descendant of King Kamehameha I. Private and non-sectarian, the Kamehameha Schools give preference to students who are of native Hawaiian ancestry. As a result of this policy, attendance at the Kamehameha Schools is effectively limited to those descended from the Hawaiian race. The issue considered here is a significant one in our statutory civil rights law: May a private, nonsectarian, commercially operated school, which receives no federal funds,…
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