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Name:  Jessica 'Ohuleimakamae                 Waiau
Gender:  Female                        Age: 20                                          Hometown:  Honolulu, HI       

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CNN REPORTS
"SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a private school in Hawaii can favor Hawaiian natives for admission as a means of helping a downtrodden indigenous population.
The 8-7 decision by a 15-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned an earlier ruling by three of the same judges that the Kamehameha Schools policy amounted to unlawful discrimination.
In Tuesday's decision, the majority noted that the case was unique because Congress has singled out the plight of native Hawaiians for improvement, just as lawmakers have done with Alaskan natives and American Indians.
The admissions policy "furthers the urgent need for better education of Native Hawaiians, which Congress has repeatedly identified as necessary," the court said."

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