Mr. Conklin has made it his mission in life to oppose Hawaiian preference programs because he believes they are constitutionally impermissible.  Some of these include: (1) royal bequests that created social and educational institutions like Kamehameha Schools (endowed by Princess Pauahi Bishop to educate Hawaiian children), Queen Lili`uokalani Children's Center (endowed by Queen Lili`uokalani to help orphaned children), Lunalilo Home (endowed by King Lunalilo to help the elderly); and (2) government programs, like the Hawaiian Home Lands Commission, wherein Congress set aside 200,000 acres in 1920 for homesteading to address the problem of landless Hawaiians after the overthrow. Mr. Conklin opposes any benefit, including public benefits, that give Hawaiians preferential treatment. For many reasons, most of which take into account the important historical context, I believe Mr. Conklin's efforts are misplaced and misguided.