Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office

Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA)

The University strives to promote full realization of equal opportunity through a positive, continuing affirmative action program in compliance with federal Executive Order 11246. UH Hilo takes affirmative action steps to ensure that applicants are considered, and that employees are treated without regard to their race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran. Such actions include, but are not limited to the following: employment, promotion, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

The program includes measuring performance against specific annual hiring goals, monitoring progress, and reporting on good faith efforts and results in annual affirmative action plan reports. As a government contractor, the University is committed to an affirmative policy of hiring and advancing in employment qualified persons with disabilities and covered veterans.

If you believe you have experienced discrimination, do not hesitate to contact this office.

Commitment to Nondiscrimination

The University of Hawaiʻi Hilo is committed to providing equal opportunity in higher education, both in our educational mission and as an employer. The University is committed to comply with all State and Federal statutes, rules, and regulations which prohibit discrimination. The university is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.

This commitment extends to admission and access to and participation, treatment, and employment in the university’s programs and activities. Discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, is prohibited.

Nondiscrimination

Sexual Harassment

Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking

Consensual Relationships

Tools & Resources

Federal and State EEO/AA Links

UH System Campus Coordinators

File a Report

Contact Our Office

(808) 932-7642

eeoaa@hawaii.edu

Business Education Building and Computing Center, room 133

Office of Equal Opportunity/Title IX Website