Campus Security and Crime Awareness

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UH Hilo is committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for students, faculty, staff, and guests. Campus Security is responsible for providing protection and security for the campus community and the facilities at the Main Campus and off-site facilities 24 hours every day. Emergency call boxes are located throughout the Main Campus to provide instant communication with the Security Office. Some buildings have alarms and video cameras. In an emergency, individuals should contact Campus Security at 974-7911 or call 911.

UH Hilo complies with the 1999 Clery Act as amended. For information concerning Security policies and crime statistics please check the UH Hilo Security Office Web site http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/auxsvc/security/. Along with routine patrol duties and traffic enforcement, other services include conducting investigations, responding to emergencies and alarms, making emergency notifications (see information below), and securing rooms and buildings. Upon request, security officers (as available) will provide an escort service for students and staff members on campus. Campus Security also makes public presentations in crime prevention and campus security procedures upon request. For routine questions, UH Hilo Campus Security can also be contacted by e-mail (uhhsafe@hawaii.edu).

Security Office
Auxiliary Services Building #300, Room 102
Kolin Kettleson, Director of Auxiliary Services (kolin@hawaii.edu)
(808) 974-7911 (V/T)
www.uhh.hawaii.edu/security/

Emergency Notification System

The University of Hawaiʻi System has an emergency notification system called “UH Alert.” This system provides notifications to members of the University community in the event of a natural, health, or civil emergency. The use of this system is limited to emergency communications, which is defined as urgent notices regarding matters that impact the health and safety of members of the UH community and closures of whole campuses. This determination will be made only by the president, vice presidents, chancellors, vice chancellors and formally designated emergency coordinators.

Automated emergency messaging options include:

• Email: Emergency alerts are sent to hawaii.edu email addresses for all members of the UH community. Faculty and staff may also provide a non-UH email address.
• SMS/Text Messages: Alerts can be sent via text message to student, faculty, and staff cell phones.
• Phone/Voice Mail: A pre-recorded phone call can be made to faculty and staff offices, home phones and/or cell phones. If the system detects an answering machine or voice mail greeting, it will leave the recorded message after the greeting completes.

Any student, faculty, or staff member may voluntarily sign up for this optional emergency notification system. To sign up, individuals must go to the website at www.hawaii.edu/alert/ and login with their UH username and password. The website will ask users to provide the campus(es) or geographic location(s) about which they want to be alerted and their phone and/or email information. Individuals may opt out or change their information at any time. Individuals should be aware that a test text message will be sent each semester and that they may be charged by their cell phone carrier for this message.

Emergency Operations Plan

UH Hilo has an Emergency Operations Plan which can be found at the following web site: www.uhh.hawaii.edu/emergency/