HONOLULU -- Potential admission standard changes at the Kamehameha Schools have some parents concerned.

Kamehameha has held about 35 meetings around the country and state discussing if and how the schools should change their student mix along with admission requirements.

There are about 4,400 students campus-wide currently.

"We are talking about how do we best position the campuses to serve the Hawaiian population?" Interim Vice President of education Charlene Hoe said.

Many students, parents and teachers worry the school may get rid of admission requirements, like testing.

"They should at least have some kind of testing to gauge the kids' academic skills so that they don't just let anybody in here and they make our school a circus," 5th grader Christian Chun Fat said.

Hoe says the school will probably not eliminate testing or lower academic standards for admission.

"Right now, that's not the feedback that we're getting. So I would say no, we may, though, target to get more specific students in specific situations," Hoe said.

She says one option is to create a lottery for incoming students who meet academic and other requirements.

"Basically, doing a random selection, once the other criteria are met. And again, as I say, that hasn't been decided one way or the other, but it is an option we're looking at. It's been suggested from our community, so we are looking at it," Hoe said.

The school also may increase admissions to the number of orphans and poor students whose families are on government assistance.

"In 1979, we created a target of 25 percent. I think it was in the early 1990s that we made it 15 percent. So yes, there is a discussion of should we raise it again? Should we go back to the original quota?" Hoe said.

However, the school may change how it decides which kids get in.

"Right now, we're using tests and interviews and writing samples, etc., etc. Are those the best choices? And if they are, what kinds of tests, what kinds of questions, what kinds of writing samples?" Hoe said.

Kamehemeha Schools staff expects to present recommendations to the trustees in June.

They could recommend no changes at all or more study of certain changes.

Any changes would be phased in over a number of years.