A family suing Kamehameha Schools over its admissions policy is asking the federal court to keep their identities hidden amid death threats.
The private school is challenging the request. KS attorneys pleaded their case during a Monday federal court hearing in Honolulu, wanting the identities of the mother and daughter revealed so they can build their defense after the anti-affirmative action group Students for Fair Admissions sued the school last year over its admissions policy giving preference to Native Hawaiians.
The family’s lawyers told the courts that their identities need to remain anonymous after online threats emerged when the group’s lawsuit went public. The mother and daughter are publicly known by the initials B.P. and I.P…