The Kamehameha Schools lawsuit has spanned two decades of legal challenges. The school maintains an admissions preference for students of Native Hawaiian ancestry, based on the will and charitable trust of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop. This policy was first challenged in federal court in the 2000s and ultimately upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 2006 in Doe v. Kamehameha Schools, though the case settled before reaching the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007. In October 2025, Students for Fair Admissions filed a new Kamehameha Schools lawsuit in Hawaii arguing that the policy violates federal civil rights law. This site explains the legal framework, case history, and ongoing developments in plain language for everyone, not just lawyers.