Photos: UH Hilo Clothesline Project raises awareness about domestic violence

Posted on October 20, 2017November 21, 2025 by Staff

Participants in the event spent time at the Campus Center Plaza painting t-shirts with heartfelt and emotional words about domestic violence to raise awareness in the campus community.

Woman holds t-shirt with message: Believe her, #END Domestic Violence. — Katie Brunk from the UH Hilo Women’s Center stands next to t-shirts created for The Clothesline Project, Oct. 18, 2017, Campus Center Plaza. (Photo: Kimiko Taguchi/UH Hilo Stories)

Photos by Kimiko Taguchi/UH Hilo Stories.

The Women’s Center at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo commemorated Domestic Violence Awareness Month by hosting the Clothesline Project on Wednesday. The project is an annual event to raise awareness about domestic violence.

Participants spent time at the Campus Center Plaza painting t-shirts with heartfelt and emotional words about domestic violence to raise awareness in the campus community. The shirts will be on display at the plaza for the week of Oct. 18-25.

UH Hilo’s LGBTQ+ Center, Office of Equal Opportunity, and Counseling Services, along with the Child and Family Service Hilo had tables at the event to offer support and provide resources to participants.