The Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) office was closed pursuant to a “Slow the Spread of COVID-19” 15 day stay at home directive starting on March 18, 2020, and subsequently extended through April 30, 2020. With the extension of the COVID-19 stay at home directive beyond the original 15 day period starting on March 18, ...
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HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION WILLIAM D. HOSHIJO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 2019 STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION SETTLES DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) today announced the settlement of a complaint alleging employment discrimination by the Honolulu Police ...
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Hawaii Civil Rights Commission offers 2019 public training Civil Rights at Work: Worker Rights & Employer Best Practices On Wednesday, November 20, 2019, the Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC), in collaboration with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), will present a public training on state and federal laws that prohibit discrimination in the ...
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April is national Fair Housing Month. The Fair Housing Act, passed to prevent discrimination in housing based on race, color, sex, national origin, or religion, was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on April 11, 1968. This legislation and Hawai`i state laws prohibit any discriminatory practices in the sale, rental, financing, or advertising ...
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HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION WILLIAM D. HOSHIJO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2019 HAWAII CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION DECIDES FAIR HOUSING CASE $95,000 Awarded in Gender Identity Discrimination Case HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission today announced that it issued a final decision and order in in a housing discrimination case on November ...
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HAWAIʻI CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION LINDA HAMILTON KRIEGER CHAIR WILLIAM D. HOSHIJO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2018 STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIR EXPRESSES GRIEF AND OUTRAGE OVER ATTACK ON SYNAGOGUE HONOLULU – Linda Hamilton Krieger, chair of the Hawai’i Civil Rights Commission, today issued the following statement: The Hawaiʻi Civil ...
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HCRC-DCAB Act 217 (sb 2461) press release
Eight Schools Win 2018 E Ola Pono Awards April 30, 2018 HONOLULU – Organizers of the 11th Annual E Ola Pono Campaign are pleased to announce the winners in this year’s competition aimed at promoting peace, pono and respect at schools and communities throughout Hawaiʻi. Prizes were awarded to seven schools from all four Oʻahu ...
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On February 23, 2018, the Hawaiʻi Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) affirmed a lower court’s summary judgment decision against Aloha Bed and Breakfast, which denied a room to a vacationing lesbian couple because of their sexual orientation. The bed and breakfast owner claimed a religious basis for the discriminatory action. The business claimed that ...
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