Column: Health scholarship exists to serve Native Hawaiian people

On March 30, the Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program (NHHSP) was sued on the basis of discrimination for requiring applicants to demonstrate Native Hawaiian ancestry. The plaintiff, an American organization named Do No Harm, claims to be “dedicated to protecting healthcare from radical, divisive, and discriminatory ideologies and policies.” This ornate characterization ignores the context in which NHHSP was founded and the role it continues to play in Hawaii.

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