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STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION DECIDES FAIR HOUSING GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION CASE
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...
Read More STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION DECIDES FAIR HOUSING GENDER IDENTITY DISCRIMINATION CASEHCRC press release re Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack
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...
Read More HCRC press release re Pittsburgh Synagogue AttackPress Release: STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND DISABILITY COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD CAUTION: New Service Animal Law Does Not Diminish Rights of Persons with Disabilities Under State and Federal Fair Housing Law
HCRC-DCAB Act 217 (sb 2461) press release
Read More Press Release: STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION AND DISABILITY COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD CAUTION: New Service Animal Law Does Not Diminish Rights of Persons with Disabilities Under State and Federal Fair Housing Law2018 E Ola Pono Awards
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...
Read More 2018 E Ola Pono AwardsIntermediate Court of Appeals Issues a Decision Affirming that Businesses Cannot Discriminate Based on Religious Beliefs
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...
Read More Intermediate Court of Appeals Issues a Decision Affirming that Businesses Cannot Discriminate Based on Religious BeliefsHawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission Finds that Employment Posting seeking “UH Students” is Age Discrimination
A job applicant looking for work was chilled from applying when she saw a job posting and a Craigslist advertisement seeking “UH students.” The Hearings Examiner granted the Executive Director’s motion for summary judgment against Morning Hill Foods, doing business...
Read More Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission Finds that Employment Posting seeking “UH Students” is Age DiscriminationHawaiʻi Supreme Court Limits Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission Jurisdiction under H.R.S. § 368-1.5
This case arose from a declaratory relief action brought by a parent to determine whether a failure to provide an accommodation for a child regarding a grade level placement exam for Hawaiʻi Technology Academy was disability discrimination pursuant to Haw....
Read More Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Limits Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission Jurisdiction under H.R.S. § 368-1.5STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMMISSION SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH THE COUNTY OF MAUI
The Hawaiʻi Civil Rights Commission (HCRC) and the County of Maui today announced the settlement of a complaint alleging the denial of a reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability. For more information click here
Read More STATE CIVIL RIGHTS COMMMISSION SETTLES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION CASE WITH THE COUNTY OF MAUIAnnual Public Training 2017: Women & Immigrants in the Workplace and EEO
2017 Annual Public Training
Read More Annual Public Training 2017: Women & Immigrants in the Workplace and EEO