Office of Compliance, EEO, and Title IX

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 Hawaiʻi, 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

As a Trainer, Dr. Lisa Charles develops training to ensure compliance with Federal and State law.  She holds a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Argosy University, a Master of Arts in Strategic Communication from Hawaiʻi Pacific University, and a Master of Business Administration in Criminal Justice Administration from Touro University International. Dr. Charles retired from Federal Service after serving with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the United States Air Force, and the United States Army as a civilian. She also served honorably as an Active-Duty United States Air Force officer. She has previously served as an Equal Opportunity Officer, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program Manager, Suicide Prevention Program Manager, and Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Regional Coordinator.

Phone: (808) 956-6280
Email: lcharles@hawaii.edu

Gen Fujitani investigates and advises on allegations of discrimination, sexual misconduct, workplace violence, and other campus-based misconduct in the University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges system. Before joining the University in 2026, he served as a Deputy Attorney General in the Hawaiʻi Department of the Attorney General representing the governor, judges, and state agencies and employees in civil litigation. Fujitani has also practiced in the fields of family law and immigration. As a Staff Attorney with the Domestic Violence Action Center, he represented domestic violence survivors in divorce, paternity, and restraining order matters. In 2018, his immigration work earned recognition from the ACLU of Hawaiʻi and Governor David Ige for his role in securing asylum for a Yemeni doctor and his family who had fled the Houthi takeover of their country.

Fujitani received his J.D. from the American University Washington College of Law and his B.A. from Seattle University. He is licensed to practice law in Hawaiʻi, California, and Washington State.

Phone: (808) 956-5393
Email: dylanf@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