Departamento sa Edukasyon sa Estado sa Hawaiʻi

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

Sanga sa Pagtuman sa Katungod sa Sibil

Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

Sanga sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil (CRCB)

The Civil Rights Compliance Branch is committed to the Department’s overall compliance with federal, state departmental administrative rules ug policies, which strictly prohibit any form of discrimination, including harassment and/or retaliation based upon a protected class, as it relates to students, employees ug members of the public who access our services, programs ug activities. 

Protected classes include: race; sex, including gender identity ug gender expression; age; religion; color; ancestry; sexual orientation; citizenship; national origin; military/veteran status; disability; marital/civil union status; arrest ug court record; genetic information; credit history; domestic or sexual violence victim status. The CRCB oversees the Department’s compliance with federal laws that include, but are not limited to: 

  • Title IX of the Educational Amendment of 1972, also known as the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act; 
  • Title VI ug VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, ug as amended in 1991; 
  • Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974; 
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ug as amended in 2008; ug 
  • The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The CRCB also coordinates ug responds on behalf of the Department to complaints that have been filed by individual employees ug/or parents with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC); ug the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR). 

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When required, the CRCB follows up with corrective action plans ug compliance requirements with OCR, EEOC, HCRC, the U.S. Department of Justice; the Office of the State Director for Career ug Technical Education; ug coordinates data requests ug other compliance requirements with the state Office of Language Access​.

The CRCB also conducts internal investigations of complaints arising from alleged protected class discrimination, harassment or bullying from employees, students or parents of our public schools statewide, in matters pertaining to Board of Education Policies 305-10 ug 900-1. (See Important policies ug forms below.)

Ang CRCB nag-coordinate sa mga hangyo alang sa makatarunganon nga akomodasyon ubos sa direktiba sa superintendente alang sa mga empleyado sa tibuok estado. nga

The CRCB conducts Chapter 19​ Administrative Appeal Hearings ug related activities as the superintendent’s designee.

Important Policies ug Forms

Student Complaint Against Employee Policy

Equal Educational Opportunity Brochure (PDF)

Gihubad nga Teksto

    Employee ug Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy

    Employee ug Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy Brochure (PDF)nga

    Mga Lagda sa Administratibo sa Hawai'i, Titulo 8-Kapitulo 89

    Civil rights policy ug complaint procedure for student(s) complaints against adult(s).

    Makatarunganon nga Akomodasyon

    Please complete the Form RA-1 ug Form RA-3 for medical accommodation requests. For state-level employees, requests may be submitted to the CRCB ADA specialist. For all other employees, requests may be submitted to the applicable CRCB specialist for the complex area.

    Relihiyosong Akomodasyon nga Hangyo

    For state ug district-level employees, Mga Porma sa Religious Accommodation Request (PDF). mahimong isumite sa CRCB Title VII nga espesyalista. Para sa tanang ubang empleyado, ang mga hangyo mahimong isumite sa angay nga CRCB Specialist para sa komplikadong lugar.

    Examples of Non-Discrimination Laws

    TITULO IX

    Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools ug colleges receiving federal funding. Sex-based discrimination includes both sexual harassment and gender-based harassment. Sexual harassment is unwanted verbal, non-verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Gender-based harassment is unwelcome conduct based on the individual’s actual or perceived sex, ug includes harassment based on gender identity and non-conformity with stereotypical notions of femininity ug masculinity. Title IX also covers gender equity in school athletic programs.

    JAMES CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL SETTLEMENT

    In accordance with the settlement agreement reached in A.B. et al v. Hawaiʻi State Department of Education, et al, the interim and annual reports of the independent evaluator will be made publicly available.

    • The first interim report details efforts taken by the independent evaluator from the date of the settlement agreement, on or about Oct. 9, 2023, until the date of the report, Jan. 26, 2024.
    • The second interim report details efforts taken from the date of the settlement agreement until the date of the report, Feb. 28, 2025.

    Interim Grievance Procedures for Sexual Panghasi

    Mga Materyal sa Pagbansay

    Giya sa mga Suporta alang sa Transgender nga mga Estudyante

    TITULO VI

    Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities in federal funding.

    ADA

    The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a comprehensive civil rights law that prohibits discrimination and guarantees that people with disabilities have the same rights ug opportunities as everyone else. To be covered by the ADA, one must have a disability, which is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, a person who has a history or record of such an impairment, or a person who is perceived by others as having such an impairment.

    • Titulo I: Titulo I of the ADA pertains to the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment settings. Under Title I, an employer cannot discriminate against qualified applicants ug employees on the basis of disability.
    • Titulo II: Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities. Under Title II, qualified individuals with disabilities cannot be discriminated against on the basis of their disability in services, programs ug activities that are provided by public entities.​

    Seksyon 504

    Seksyon 504 is a civil rights law that ensures that a student with a disability has equal access to an education. It entitles students to a free ug appropriate public education by providing a reasonable accommodation or modification for eligible students who are found to be “qualified disabled persons” under Section 504.

    Mga kawani sa CRCB

    State Support Team

    Direktor
    Beth Schimmelfennig

    Compliance Administrator
    Rhonda Wong

    Titulo IX Espesyalista
    Nicole Isa-Ijima

    Title IX – Athletics Specialist
    Dana Takahara-Dias

    Titulo VII Espesyalista
    Asul nga Kaanehe

    Titulo VI Espesyalista
    Anna Tsang

    Espesyalista sa Pagsunod sa Katungod sa Sibil
    Alphonso Braggs

    Espesyalista sa ADA/504
    Krysti Sukita

    Secretary
    Bakante

    Kontaka

    808-784-6325
    [email protected]

    Regional Support Team

    Aiea-Moanalua-Radford
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Christina Simpson
    808-797-7685
    [email protected]

    Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko'i-Maui
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Maria Letasz
    808-600-9417
    [email protected]

    Campbell-Kapolei
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Nara Sitachitta
    808-829-7168
    [email protected]

    Kastilyo-Kahuku
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    James Nichols
    808-829-6981
    [email protected]

    Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Alexis Mukaida
    808-829-7182
    [email protected]

    Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lāna'i-Molokai
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Courtney Dennis
    808-379-6208
    [email protected]

    Hilo-Waiākea
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Dee Sugihara
    808-600-9576
    [email protected]

    Honoka'a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Chris Jungers
    808-600-9613
    [email protected]

    Ka'ū-Kea'au-Pāhoa
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Moana Hokoana
    808-373-6750
    [email protected]

    Kaimukī-McKinley-Roosevelt
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Marie Neilson
    808-892-6887
    [email protected]

    Kailua-Kalāheo
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Flor Williams
    808-597-6566
    [email protected]

    Kapa'a-Kaua'i-Waimea
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    David Dooley
    808-379-5299
    [email protected]

    Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Michael Murakami
    808-600-9299
    [email protected]

    Nānākuli-Wai'anae
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Lance Larsen
    808-600-9481
    [email protected]

    Pearl City-Waipahu
    Complex Area Compliance Specialist
    Shari Dela Cuadra
    808-629-9114
    [email protected]