Title IX is a landmark federal civil rights that prohibits sex discrimination in education. Members of the UH Mānoa community, guests and visitors have the right to be free from all forms of sex/gender harassment, discrimination and misconduct, examples of which can include acts of sexual violence, sexual harassment, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. All members of the campus community are expected to conduct themselves in a manner that does not infringe upon the rights of others.
The university believes in zero tolerance for sex/gender-based misconduct. Zero tolerance means that when an allegation of misconduct is brought to an appropriate administrator’s attention, protective and other remedial measures will be used to reasonably ensure that such conduct ends, is not repeated and the effects on the victim and community are remedied.
The Office of Title IX has the specific responsibility for providing prompt and effective responses to all complaints of sex discrimination or harassment for faculty, staff and students.
The Title IX Coordinator reports directly to the Vice President for Administration. Any questions about this policy should be directed to the Title IX Coordinator. Anyone wishing to make a report relating to sex discrimination or harassment may do so by reporting the concern to the university’s Title IX Coordinator.
The EEO/AA Office handles all employee versus employee complaints of discrimination. Please contact Jennifer Rose, Interim Title IX Coordinator for Employees vs Employees and Director of Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office, at (808) 956-7077 or email at eeo@hawaii.edu. Please see www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/ for further information.
Office of Title IX
Jennifer Solidum Rose, JD
Executive Director, UH Office of Equity Assurance
Interim Title IX Coordinator
2500 Campus Road, Hawaiʻi Hall #112
Honolulu, HI 96822
t9uhm@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-2299
Jennifer Matayoshi
Lead Deputy Title IX Coordinator and Senior Investigator
2500 Campus Road, Hawaiʻi Hall #112
Honolulu, HI 96822
t9uhm@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-2299
Jessica Kaneshiro
Case Resolution Officer and Investigator
2500 Campus Road, Hawaiʻi Hall #112
Honolulu, HI 96822
t9uhm@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-2299
Individuals experiencing harassment or discrimination also always have the right to file a formal grievance with government authorities:
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
Seattle Office
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
915 Second Avenue Room 3310
Seattle, WA 98174-1099
Telephone: (206) 607-1600
FAX: (206) 607-1601;
TDD: (800) 877-8339
Email: OCR.Seattle@ed.gov
https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-offices/ocr/office-for-civil-rights-us-department-of-education
U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Educational Opportunities Section, PHB
Washington, D.C. 20530
Telephone: (202) 514-4092 or (877) 292-3804 (toll-free)
Fax: (202) 514-8337
Email: education@usdoj.gov
Trainings, Workshops, and Seminars
The Office of Title IX offers training to the campus population on student, faculty and staff rights and responsibilities, and other issues relating to sexual misconduct. In addition, the Office of Title IX offers general sexual harassment awareness workshops to the UH Mānoa campus.
Deputy Title IX Coordinators
Theresa Crichfield
Deputy Title IX Coordinator
Associate Vice Provost for Student Success and Dean of Students, OVPSS
tcrich@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-3290
Teresa Kono
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Faculty
Interim Program Officer, OVPAE
tmgkono@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-6072
Kenny Lopez
Interim Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Student Housing
kennylop@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-8300
Julienne Maeda
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Graduate School
Associate Dean, Office of Graduate Education
julienne@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-7541
Trisha Nakamura
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for William S. Richardson School of Law
Interim Associate Dean of Student Services & Director of Career Services and Professional Development
William S. Richardson School of Law
tynakamu@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-5561
Skylynn Sandoval Nanoo
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Student Athletes
nanoo4@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-4045
Nicole Ogawa
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for Employees vs Employees
Interim Associate Director of Human Resources
saiton@hawaii.edu
(808) 956-6855
Corinne Seymour
Deputy Title IX Coordinator for John A. Burns School of Medicine
Chief Administrative Officer, John A. Burns School of Medicine
cseymour@hawaii.edu
(808) 692-1160