The Department of Physics and Astronomy fully endorses the released statement by UH President Lassner

The Department of Physics and Astronomy fully endorses the statement posted by UH President Lassner, which we reproduce below. We have had, and continue to have many excellent Kamehameha Schools students studying physics and astronomy. The disparaging comments made by one of our faculty are deeply painful to us, and do not in any way reflect our views as a department. We apologize for these comments, and the hurt they have caused.

“The University of Hawaiʻi and I strongly denounce the hurtful and wholly inaccurate statements made regarding Kamehameha Schools. Kamehameha Schools is a trusted and valued partner to the University of Hawaiʻi in our shared mission of improving education across the entire state. Their dedicated work is deeply appreciated on every island and on every UH campus.  Kamehameha students are among the best in the state and enroll with great success across the UH System and at other great universities across the country.  UH welcomes every Kamehameha graduate who we are fortunate enough to bring into our campuses.  We apologize to the entire Kamehameha Schools ʻohana for the disparaging remarks of one faculty member who does not represent the positions or views of the University of Hawaiʻi or its leadership.

David Lassner
UH President”

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