ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ka Mokuʻāina ʻo Hawaiʻi

Ka ʻOihana Hoʻonaʻauao o ke Aupuni Hawaiʻi

Lālā Hoʻokō Pono Kivila

Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment

Lala Hoʻokō Pono Kivila (CRCB)

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

Protected classes include: race; sex, including gender identity and gender expression; age; religion; color; ancestry; sexual orientation; citizenship; national origin; military/veteran status; disability; marital/civil union status; arrest and 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 and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and as amended in 1991; 
  • Equal Educational Opportunity Act of 1974; 
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and as amended in 2008; and 
  • The Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

The CRCB also coordinates and responds on behalf of the Department to complaints that have been filed by individual employees and/or parents with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC); and 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 and compliance requirements with OCR, EEOC, HCRC, the U.S. Department of Justice; the Office of the State Director for Career and Technical Education; and coordinates data requests and 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 and 900-1. (See Important policies and forms below.)

Hoʻonohonoho ka CRCB i nā noi no nā hale kūpono ma lalo o ke kuhikuhi a ka luna hoʻomalu no nā limahana a puni ka mokuʻāina. ,

Na ka CRCB e alakaʻi i ka Mokuna 19​ Administrative Appeal Hearings a me nā hana e pili ana ma ke ʻano he mea i koho ʻia e ka luna hoʻomalu.

Nā Kūlana Nui a me nā ʻano

Palapala Hoʻonaʻauao Kaulike

Hoʻopiʻi Haumāna kūʻē i ka limahana

kikokikona Unuhi

Employee and Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy

Employee and Applicant Non-Discrimination Policy Brochure (PDF)ʻ

Nā lula hoʻomalu o Hawaiʻi, Poʻomanaʻo 8-Mokuna 89

Kulekele kuleana kīwila a me ke kaʻina hana hoʻopiʻi no nā haumāna (nā) hoʻopiʻi kūʻē i (nā mākua).

Nā hale noho kūpono

E ʻoluʻolu e hoʻopiha i ka Pepa RA-1 a me ka Pepa RA-3 no nā noi noho kino. No nā limahana kūlana mokuʻāina, hiki ke waiho ʻia nā noi i ka loea CRCB ADA. No nā limahana ʻē aʻe, hiki ke waiho ʻia nā noi i ka loea CRCB kūpono no ka wahi paʻakikī.

Noi Noho Hoomana

No nā limahana o ka moku'āina a me ka moku'āina, Nā Palapala Noi Noho Hoʻomana (PDF). hiki ke waiho ʻia i ka loea CRCB Title VII. No nā limahana ʻē aʻe, hiki ke waiho ʻia nā noi i ka CRCB Specialist kūpono no ka wahi paʻakikī.

Examples of Non-Discrimination Laws

KUMU IX

Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in schools and 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, and includes harassment based on gender identity and non-conformity with stereotypical notions of femininity and masculinity. Title IX also covers gender equity in school athletic programs.

JAMES CAMPBELL KULA KIEKIE

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.

  • ʻO ka hōʻike manawa mua 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.
  • ʻO ka hōʻike manawa lua details efforts taken from the date of the settlement agreement until the date of the report, Feb. 28, 2025.

Nā kaʻina hana hoʻopiʻi manawa no ka hana hoʻomāinoino

Nā mea aʻo

Alakaʻi no nā kākoʻo no nā haumāna Transgender

KUMU 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 and 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.

  • Poʻomanaʻo I: Poʻomanaʻo 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 and employees on the basis of disability.
  • Poʻomanaʻo 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 and activities that are provided by public entities.​

Pauku 504

Section 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 and appropriate public education by providing a reasonable accommodation or modification for eligible students who are found to be “qualified disabled persons” under Section 504.

Nā limahana CRCB

Hui Kākoʻo Mokuʻāina

Lunahooponopono
Beth Schimmelfennig

Luna Hooponopono
Rhonda Wong

Title IX Specialist
Nicole Isa-Ijima

Title IX – Athletics Specialist
Dana Takahara-Dias

Title VII Specialist
Blue Kaanehe

Title VI Specialist
Anna Tsang

Luna Hoʻokō Pono Kivila
Alphonso Braggs

ADA/504 Specialist
Krysti Sukita

Kakauolelo
hakahaka

Hoʻopili

808-784-6325
[email protected]

Hui Kākoʻo ʻĀpana

Aiea-Moanalua-Radford
Mea Kūikawā Hoʻokō Wahi Paʻakikī

ʻO Christina Simpson
808-797-7685
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Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko'i-Maui
Wahi Paʻakikī Luna Hoʻokō

Maria Letasz
808-600-9417
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Campbell-Kapolei
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Nara Sitachitta
808-829-7168
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Castle-Kahuku
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James Nichols
808-829-6981
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Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani
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Alexis Mukaida
808-829-7182
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Hāna-Lahainaluna-Lānaʻi-Molokai
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Courtney Dennis
808-379-6208
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Hilo-Waiākea
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Dee Sugihara
808-600-9576
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Honoka'a-Kealakehe-Kohala-Konawaena
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Chris Jungers
808-600-9613
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Kaʻū-Keaʻau-Pāhoa
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Moana Hokoana
808-373-6750
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Kaimukī-McKinley-Roosevelt
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Marie Neilson
808-892-6887
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Kailua-Kalāheo
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Flor Williams
808-597-6566
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Kapaʻa-Kauaʻi-Waimea
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David Dooley
808-379-5299
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Leilehua-Mililani-Waialua
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Michael Murakami
808-600-9299
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Nānākuli-Waiʻanae
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Lance Larsen
808-600-9481
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Pearl City-Waipahu
Wahi Paʻakikī Luna Hoʻokō

Shari Dela Cuadra
808-629-9114
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