Office of Compliance, EEO/AA, and Title IX
The Office of Compliance, EEO/AA, and Title IX (CCTIXO) plays a key role in promoting safety, diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Hawai’i Community Colleges.
CCTIXO collaborates with a wide range of University partners—including the Office of Equity Assurance, Title IX Coordinators, Human Resources, Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinators, and UH leadership—to prevent and respond to discrimination, harassment, violence, and other misconduct. This collaboration supports a system-wide, multilevel approach to ensuring equal access to education, programs, and services, as well as compliance with applicable federal and state laws and University policies.
Consistent with this mission, CCTIXO provides a full range of services, such as supporting investigations into alleged misconduct that may violate University policy; facilitating education, awareness, and prevention programming; and, assisting University administrators in compliance matters.
Our Areas of Expertise
EEO/AA and ADA
Advancing Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. Combating Discrimination.
University of Hawaiʻi prohibits discrimination based on a person’s race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, disability, and other protected characteristics.
Title IX
Ensuring Gender Equity. Fighting Sex Discrimination and Gender Violence.
University of Hawaiʻi prohibits discrimination, harassment, and violence based on a person’s sex and gender. UH also offers support related to pregnancy and experiences with sexual misconduct and domestic violence.
Misconduct
Creating Professional Working Environments. Responding to Workplace Misconduct.
The University of Hawaiʻi is committed to providing a safe and professional working environment. Based on this commitment, the Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges works closely with Human Resources (HR) Offices and other partners to address various types of workplace misconduct.
How to Report Misconduct
UH Whistleblower Hotline
Report any type of misconduct anonymously through the University’s Whistleblower Hotline (EthicsPoint), the My UH online portal, or by calling EthicsPoint toll free at 1-855-874-2849.
UH Title IX Coordinators
Report misconduct based on sex or gender, such as sexual harassment, sexual violence, domestic violence, gender discrimination, etc., to a campus Title IX Coordinator.
UH EEO/AA Coordinators
Report discrimination or harassment based on race, national origin, age, disability, etc., to a campus EEO Coordinator.
UH Human Resources
Report workplace misconduct, including workplace violence, ethics violations, drug and alcohol violations, etc., to campus HR.
Meet Our Team
Christine Chun is responsible for directing efforts across the Community College System to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements as they relate to Title IX, the Violence Against Women’s Act (VAWA), Civil Rights laws, as well as University policies. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College and her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Ms. Chun previously served as legal counsel specializing in employment and labor law for eighteen years, at both the University of Hawaii, and in private practice where she was a partner at the law firm Torkildson, Katz, Hetherington, Harris, & Knorek.
Phone: (808) 956-4564
Email: csychun@hawaii.edu
Brian Aune received his J.D. from Harvard Law School and B.A. from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa. He is a former prosecutor and corporate attorney. He has also served as CEO/COO and General Counsel for start-up and non-profit companies.
Phone: (808) 956-6981
Email: aune@hawaii.edu
Prior to joining OVPCC in September 2020, Mari Ishii was a Workers’ Compensation Claims Adjuster investigating claims and assisting both employees and employers through the Workers’ Compensation claims process. Ms. Ishii also practiced law for three years as an insurance defense attorney, focusing primarily on personal injury cases. Ms. Ishii received her Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaiʻi and her Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and minor in Women’s Studies from Southern Oregon University.
Phone: (808) 956-5393
Email: ishiiml@hawaii.edu
Jessica Shaffer is a licensed attorney with a dedication to public interest work. Before joining the University, she was a Fellow with Harvard University’s Office for Dispute Resolution, where she assisted in investigations of Title IX allegations, such as sexual harassment and sexual assault. Ms. Shaffer also previously served as an Assistant District Attorney for the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston, MA, prosecuting a variety of crimes, including domestic violence. And, she was an Honors Fellow with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, working as an Assistant Attorney General in civil litigation and environmental protection. Ms. Shaffer has a variety of courtroom experience, including arguing before the Massachusetts Appeals Court and the Michigan Court of Appeals and conducting criminal trials. She graduated cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Michigan Journal of Law Reform. Ms. Shaffer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Phone: (808) 956-4565
Email: jshaff@hawaii.edu
Contact Us
Staff
Christine Chun, Director
Brian Aune, Investigator and Compliance Officer
Mari Ishii, Investigator and Compliance Officer
Jessica Shaffer, Investigator and Compliance Officer
Office
UH Community Colleges
Office of Compliance, EEO/AA, and Title IX
2327 Dole Street, Room 1
Honolulu, HI 96822
Email: cctixo@hawaii.edu
Phone: (808) 956-4564