Annual Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment Statement
The Hawaii State Department of Education (Department) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and
religion. This requirement extends to all of the Department’s programs and activities, including
employment and admissions as applicable. If you have difficulty understanding English, you have the
right to receive language assistance at no cost to you. Please contact your school’s principal for more
information.
For the Department high schools that offer Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study in
arts and communications, business, health services, industrial and engineering technology, natural
resources, and public and human services, there are no admission criteria. Department high schools will
take steps to assure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and
participation in CTE programs and will provide equal access to designated youth groups.
The Department does not tolerate acts of harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry,
sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion. Any student who
believes that he or she has been subjected to harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin,
ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion is
encouraged to report such harassment. Students and parents may report allegations of discrimination or
harassment to the school’s administrator or to the Department’s Civil Rights Compliance Branch at the
address listed below.
The Department is committed to conducting prompt investigations. Support, including counseling and
educational resources, will be available to students who are harassed as well as to students found to have
engaged in acts of harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity,
gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion. Students found to have engaged in
harassment may be disciplined up to and including suspension if circumstances warrant. Students,
parents, and Department staff should work together to prevent harassment on the basis of race, color,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and
religion.
The Department will not tolerate retaliation for reporting discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of
race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age,
disability, and religion, and will take steps to protect those who wish to report the discrimination or
harassment.
Please direct inquiries regarding Department nondiscrimination policies to:
Beth Schimmelfennig, Director
Rhonda Wong, Compliance
Aaron Oandasan, Title VI
Toby Yamashiro, Title VII
Nicole Isa-Iijima, Title IX
Krysti Sukita, ADA/504
Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Hawaii State Department of Education P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
(808)586-3322 or relay
CRCB@k12.hi.us
Inquiries concerning discrimination and/or harassment may also be referred to the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education.
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and
religion. This requirement extends to all of the Department’s programs and activities, including
employment and admissions as applicable. If you have difficulty understanding English, you have the
right to receive language assistance at no cost to you. Please contact your school’s principal for more
information.
For the Department high schools that offer Career and Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study in
arts and communications, business, health services, industrial and engineering technology, natural
resources, and public and human services, there are no admission criteria. Department high schools will
take steps to assure that the lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and
participation in CTE programs and will provide equal access to designated youth groups.
The Department does not tolerate acts of harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry,
sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion. Any student who
believes that he or she has been subjected to harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin,
ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion is
encouraged to report such harassment. Students and parents may report allegations of discrimination or
harassment to the school’s administrator or to the Department’s Civil Rights Compliance Branch at the
address listed below.
The Department is committed to conducting prompt investigations. Support, including counseling and
educational resources, will be available to students who are harassed as well as to students found to have
engaged in acts of harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity,
gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and religion. Students found to have engaged in
harassment may be disciplined up to and including suspension if circumstances warrant. Students,
parents, and Department staff should work together to prevent harassment on the basis of race, color,
national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, and
religion.
The Department will not tolerate retaliation for reporting discrimination and/or harassment on the basis of
race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age,
disability, and religion, and will take steps to protect those who wish to report the discrimination or
harassment.
Please direct inquiries regarding Department nondiscrimination policies to:
Beth Schimmelfennig, Director
Rhonda Wong, Compliance
Aaron Oandasan, Title VI
Toby Yamashiro, Title VII
Nicole Isa-Iijima, Title IX
Krysti Sukita, ADA/504
Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Hawaii State Department of Education P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
(808)586-3322 or relay
CRCB@k12.hi.us
Inquiries concerning discrimination and/or harassment may also be referred to the Office for Civil Rights, United States Department of Education.
CRCB (July 2022) English
Annual Notice of Non-Discrimination and Anti Harassment Statement Translations
Continuous Notice of Non-Discrimination
The Hawaii State Department of Education (Department) and its schools do not discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, age, disability, and religion in its programs and activities. Please direct inquiries
regarding Department nondiscrimination policies as follows:
Beth Schimmelfennig, Director
Rhonda Wong, Compliance
Aaron Oandasan, Title VI
Toby Yamashiro, Title VII
Nicole Isa-Iijima, Title IX
Krysti Sukita, ADA/504
Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Hawaii State Department of Education P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
(808)586-3322 or relay
CRCB@k12.hi.us
the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, age, disability, and religion in its programs and activities. Please direct inquiries
regarding Department nondiscrimination policies as follows:
Beth Schimmelfennig, Director
Rhonda Wong, Compliance
Aaron Oandasan, Title VI
Toby Yamashiro, Title VII
Nicole Isa-Iijima, Title IX
Krysti Sukita, ADA/504
Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Hawaii State Department of Education P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
(808)586-3322 or relay
CRCB@k12.hi.us
CRCB (July 2022) English
​Continuous Notice of Non-Discrimination
For Civil Rights Concerns
Please contact:
Moana M. Hokoana
Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Equity Specialist
Phone: (808)373-6750
Fax: (808)586-3331
moana.hokoana@k12.hi.us
Mailing Address:
Civil Rights Compliance Office
c/o Kea'au High School
16-725 Keaau-Pahoa Road
Kea'au, HI 96749.
Moana M. Hokoana
Civil Rights Compliance Branch
Equity Specialist
Phone: (808)373-6750
Fax: (808)586-3331
moana.hokoana@k12.hi.us
Mailing Address:
Civil Rights Compliance Office
c/o Kea'au High School
16-725 Keaau-Pahoa Road
Kea'au, HI 96749.