Title VI Program
Through it's Title VI/Environmental Justice Programs
in the Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the Hawaii Department of
Transportation (HDOT) must ensure compliance under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
as amended, and Executive Order 12898, so that no person in the
State of Hawaii shall, on the grounds of race, color, gender, age, national origin or low income, be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise
subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving
financial assistance from HDOT.
These programs create an
umbrella that protects any HDOT program participant or beneficiary
against discrimination in activities such as contracting, employment
and training, as it relates to federal-aid construction. Each one
of those activities has a Title VI/Environmental Justice program
component that regulates and enforces civil rights compliance.
These program components are known as Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (DBE) and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).
Title VI
enforcement is conducted through the following activities:
- Conducting internal and
external compliance reviews.
- Conducting Title
VI/Environmental Justice Program Implementation training to HDOT
managers and program officers, suppliers, vendors, contractors,
local governments and other HDOT sub-recipients of federal funds.
- Developing Title
VI/Environmental Justice compliance information for internal and
external dissemination.
- Processing the disposition of
Title VI complaints received by HDOT.
- Providing technical support
to sub-recipients developing Title VI/Environmental Justice
Programs.
- Approving sub-recipients’
Title VI Policy, Assurances and Plans.
Title VI
Investigations and Complaint Procedures:
The OCR
conducts Title VI investigations of alleged discrimination based on
race, color, national origin gender, creed and sex, as it relates to
the provision of benefits and services resulting from federally
assisted programs and activities. Title VI jurisdiction covers
issues of discrimination in the DBE and EEO.
An investigation is the process used to determine the facts to
support or disprove a complaint or report of an alleged incident.
The investigation seeks to gather and report the truth and all the
facts.
If beneficiaries and/or
contractors believe that they have been subjected to discrimination
or harassment in violation of their civil rights, they may file a
complaint with OCR.
All investigations are conducted
under the guidelines provided in HDOT’s Title VI Plan. Retaliation
will not be tolerated against any person who reports alleged
discrimination, harassment or policy violations or participates as
witness in an investigation. The investigator will submit an
independent and impartial report with respect to the established
facts of the case.
OCR Staff
Title VI Brochure
(PDF 212KB)
Title VI Plan (Updated 2005)
(PDF 253KB)
(MS Word 643KB)
HDOT Title
VI/Environmental Justice Reports:
Title VI/Environmental Justice
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Title VI Resource Links
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