HHS Sued For Race-Based Program Reserved For ‘Native Hawaiian’ Students

Mihaela Chircă

The Department of Health and Human Services was sued on Monday over a scholarship reserved for "Native Hawaiian" students, one of the few race-based programs that has survived the Trump administration’s crackdown on racial preferences. The Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program, which was soliciting applications as recently as March 15, provides financial aid to Native Hawaiian medical students who agree to practice medicine in Hawaii after graduation. Awardees receive tuition, a monthly