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Alumna followed and groped near a campus entrance; timely warning issued next day

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On Monday, August 11, 2025, a UH alumna was followed and groped near the UH Mānoa Lower Campus entrance at approximately 1:30 p.m. HST. UH Mānoa Department of Public Safety issued a timely warning notice the next day, reconstructing the suspect's approach down Waialae Avenue toward Kalele Road.

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Alert Sequence

1 message in sequence · 1 verified verbatim

INITIAL ALERTEmail
Verified verbatimUH Mānoa DPS Timely Warning Archive678 chars
On Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm, a groping incident occurred near the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance and subsequently reported to the Department of Public Safety. A UH Alumni stated that an unknown male individual was following her as she walked on Waialae Avenue. As the victim approached the Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road, the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks. If you feel that you or others are in danger, or to report suspicious, illegal, or unusual activity on campus, call DPS at (808) 956-6911 or HPD at 911. You can also contact DPS through the Mānoa Guardian app or by using a blue light Emergency Call Box on campus.
Posted on August 12, 2025 to the UH Mānoa DPS public safety blog as a Clery Act timely warning
Notice maps the suspect's approach: following the victim down Waialae Avenue before grabbing her at the Lower Campus entrance near Kalele Road
DPS contact information includes the Mānoa Guardian app and blue-light Emergency Call Boxes, channels typical of UH Mānoa Clery messaging
Message elements

How the first alert is built

To check this alert, Claude (an AI) read it in full 25 separate times, independently. Each read decided whether the message answers each of the six questions and gave a short reason. A final reviewer then weighed all 25 and wrote the plain-English verdict you see when you open a row. The score (for example 22/25) is how many reads agreed; the 25 individual reads are tucked underneath if you want to check them.

On Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm, a groping incident occurred near the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance and subsequently reported to the Department of Public Safety. A UH Alumni stated that an unknown male individual was following her as she walked on Waialae Avenue. As the victim approached the Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road, the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks. If you feel that you or others are in danger, or to report suspicious, illegal, or unusual activity on campus, call DPS at (808) 956-6911 or HPD at 911. You can also contact DPS through the Mānoa Guardian app or by using a blue light Emergency Call Box on campus.

  • Sourcepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree the sender is present; the message names the Department of Public Safety and the Manoa Guardian app.

    Who is sending the alert and who is responding. People act faster on a message from a clearly identifiable, credible sender, such as a named department, the police, or a branded alert system, than on an anonymous notice. A branded signature counts.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "the Manoa Guardian app", identifying DPS as the source.
    2. present: It identifies "the Department of Public Safety" as the source.
    3. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and HPD as authorities.
    4. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety", identifying the issuer.
    5. present: It identifies "the Department of Public Safety", "DPS", and "HPD" as the source and contacts.
    6. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", the issuing authorities.
    7. present: Identifies the "Department of Public Safety" and "HPD", responding authorities.
    8. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety", "DPS", and "HPD", issuing authorities.
    9. present: Names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", identifying the sender.
    10. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety", the issuing authority.
    11. present: Identifies "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS" as the source.
    12. present: Names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS" as the issuer.
    13. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "HPD", the authorities.
    14. present: Identifies the sender via "the Department of Public Safety" receiving the report.
    15. present: Names "the Department of Public Safety", "DPS", and "HPD", named authorities.
    16. present: Names "the Department of Public Safety" (DPS), identifying the responding authority.
    17. present: Names "the Department of Public Safety", "DPS", and "HPD" as authorities.
    18. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", identifying the authority.
    19. present: It names the "Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", responding authorities.
    20. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", the issuing authority.
    21. present: Names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", identifying the sender.
    22. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", identifying the issuing authority.
    23. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", responding authorities.
    24. present: Identifies the "Department of Public Safety" as the authority.
    25. present: It names "the Department of Public Safety" and "DPS", identifying the authority.
  • Hazardpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All 25 reads agree a hazard is present, naming a groping incident.

    What the threat actually is. A complete warning names the specific danger, such as a shooter, a fire, a tornado, or a gas leak, rather than a vague emergency, because people decide what to do based on what they are facing.

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    1. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific threat.
    2. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific crime.
    3. present: It identifies "a groping incident", a specific assault hazard.
    4. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific hazard.
    5. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific crime.
    6. present: It names "a groping incident" where a suspect "grabbed the victim's buttocks", a specific threat.
    7. present: Names "a groping incident", a specific threat.
    8. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific hazard.
    9. present: Names "a groping incident" where a suspect grabbed the victim, a specific threat.
    10. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific hazard.
    11. present: Names "a groping incident" where the suspect "grabbed the victim's buttocks", a specific hazard.
    12. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific crime.
    13. present: It names the threat specifically as a "groping incident".
    14. present: Names the hazard specifically as "a groping incident", a sexual assault.
    15. present: Names "a groping incident", a specific hazard, with a described suspect.
    16. present: Names "a groping incident" with the suspect grabbing the victim, a specific threat.
    17. present: Names "a groping incident" / "grabbed the victim's buttocks", a specific hazard.
    18. present: It reports "a groping incident", a specific hazard.
    19. present: It names a "groping incident", a specific threat.
    20. present: It names "a groping incident" where a man "grabbed the victim's buttocks", a specific hazard.
    21. present: Names "a groping incident", a specific hazard.
    22. present: It names "a groping incident" where the suspect "grabbed the victim's buttocks", a specific hazard.
    23. present: It names "a groping incident", a specific hazard.
    24. present: Names "a groping incident" and a grabbed buttocks, a specific threat.
    25. present: It reports "a groping incident" where the suspect "grabbed the victim's buttocks", a specific threat.
  • Locationpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All reads agree a location is present, naming the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road.

    Where the threat is. Saying whether danger is in a specific building, a part of campus, or area-wide lets people judge their own proximity and choose a safe direction. Without a where, a warning is hard to act on precisely.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific locations.
    2. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    3. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road".
    4. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", a place.
    5. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road".
    6. present: It names "UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    7. present: Names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance", "Waialae Avenue", and "Kalele Road", specific places.
    8. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    9. present: Names "near the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", a specific location.
    10. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", a specific place.
    11. present: Names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", a specific location.
    12. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road".
    13. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    14. present: Specifies "near the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", named places.
    15. present: Names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", a location.
    16. present: Names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    17. present: Names "UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance", "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    18. present: It names "near the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    19. present: It names "UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", places.
    20. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road".
    21. present: Names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", a specific place.
    22. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    23. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance ... Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
    24. present: Names "UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance" and "Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", locations.
    25. present: It names "the UH Manoa Lower Campus entrance near Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road", specific places.
  • Guidancepresent23/25

    Final assessment

    Most reads find guidance present, telling recipients to call DPS or HPD if in danger, while two view that as reporting contacts, not protective action.

    The protective action to take. A clear, specific instruction, such as shelter in place, evacuate, avoid the area, or run-hide-fight, drives faster and more correct protective behavior than describing the threat alone.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It instructs recipients to "call DPS at (808) 956-6911 or HPD at 911" if in danger, a directed action.
    2. present: It instructs people in danger or with information to "call DPS" or HPD.
    3. present: It tells recipients to "call DPS" or HPD if they feel in danger.
    4. present: It instructs to "call DPS" or HPD if in danger and lists reporting channels, an instruction.
    5. present: It instructs recipients to "call DPS" or "HPD at 911" if in danger and to report activity.
    6. absent: It gives reporting contacts but no specific protective action to recipients generally.
    7. present: Tells recipients to "call DPS" or "HPD" if in danger or to report activity, a directed action.
    8. present: It instructs recipients to "call DPS" or "HPD" if in danger or to report activity, an instruction to recipients.
    9. present: Instructs to "call DPS" or HPD if in danger and to report suspicious activity, actions.
    10. present: It instructs recipients who feel in danger to "call DPS" or HPD, an action instruction.
    11. present: Instructs that if in danger "call DPS" or "HPD at 911", an instruction to recipients.
    12. present: It tells recipients to "call DPS" or "HPD" if in danger or to report activity.
    13. present: It instructs recipients, if in danger or to report activity, to "call DPS" or "HPD 911", recipient actions.
    14. present: Instructs recipients that if in danger "call DPS" or "HPD at 911" and to report activity, an instruction.
    15. present: Tells recipients to "call DPS" or "HPD" if they feel in danger, an instruction.
    16. present: Instructs to "call DPS" or "HPD" if in danger or to report suspicious activity, an action instruction.
    17. present: Instructs recipients to "call DPS" or "HPD" if in danger or to report activity.
    18. present: It instructs people to "call DPS" or "HPD" if in danger or to report activity.
    19. absent: It gives contact info for reporting danger; no protective action instruction for this incident.
    20. present: It tells recipients to "call DPS at (808) 956-6911 or HPD at 911" if in danger.
    21. present: Instructs recipients to "call DPS" or HPD if in danger or to report activity.
    22. present: It instructs people in danger to "call DPS" or "HPD at 911" and report activity, instructed actions.
    23. present: It instructs "call DPS at (808) 956-6911 or HPD at 911" if in danger, a protective action.
    24. present: Instructs recipients to "call DPS" if in danger or to report, a directed action.
    25. present: It instructs people to "call DPS" or HPD if in danger or to report activity, a directed action.
  • Timepresent25/25

    Final assessment

    All reads agree timing is present, citing Monday, August 11, 2025, at approximately 1:30pm.

    When the message applies. A timestamp, the word now or immediately, or a phrase like until further notice tells the reader whether the danger is current and how quickly to act.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: It gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a specific date and time.
    2. present: "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm" is a specific date and time.
    3. present: It gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a precise time.
    4. present: It cites "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", date and time.
    5. present: It gives a date and time "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm".
    6. present: It gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a specific time reference.
    7. present: Gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a date and clock time.
    8. present: It gives the date and time "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", time references.
    9. present: Says "On Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a specific date and time.
    10. present: It gives the date and time "August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a time reference.
    11. present: Gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", conveying when.
    12. present: It gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a clock time and date.
    13. present: It gives the date and clock time "August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a time reference.
    14. present: Gives date and time "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", precise time references.
    15. present: Gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", conveying when.
    16. present: Gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a specific time.
    17. present: Gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a date and time.
    18. present: It cites "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a date and time.
    19. present: It gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", specific date and time.
    20. present: It gives the date and time "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm".
    21. present: Gives date and time "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm".
    22. present: It gives "August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a clock time and date.
    23. present: It gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a date and clock time.
    24. present: Gives "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a time reference.
    25. present: It cites "Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30pm", a date and time.
  • Impactpresent25/25

    Final assessment

    Present, unanimous. Reads agree the alert reports a fondling, a stated harm to a person.

    What the hazard could do to the people in its path. Beyond naming the threat, a complete warning conveys its potential consequences or severity, such as that a tornado can level buildings or that a leak could be explosive, so recipients grasp how much danger they are in. Research on warning message content finds that a concrete impact statement helps people personalize their risk and act sooner.

    See all 25 individual reads
    1. present: Reports a suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a clearly stated harm to a person.
    2. present: Describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to the victim.
    3. present: Describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    4. present: It reports a groping incident where a suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    5. present: Describes a groping where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, conveying actual harm to a person.
    6. present: Describes a groping incident where a suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a victim.
    7. present: It describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim, conveying harm to the victim.
    8. present: It reports a suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    9. present: Describes a groping incident in which the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    10. present: Describes a suspect grabbing the victim's buttocks, a stated harmful unwanted contact.
    11. present: It reports a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim, a stated harm to a person.
    12. present: It reports a suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks in a groping incident, a stated harm to a person.
    13. present: It reports a groping incident where a suspect grabbed the victim, a stated harm to a person.
    14. present: It describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated physical harm.
    15. present: Describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    16. present: Describes a groping incident where a victim's body was grabbed, a stated harm.
    17. present: It reports a groping incident where a suspect grabbed the victim, an explicit physical harm.
    18. present: It describes a groping incident in which the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm.
    19. present: It describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to the victim.
    20. present: Describes a suspect grabbing the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    21. present: It reports a groping incident where a suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to the victim.
    22. present: It describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person, and references danger.
    23. present: Describes a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, an explicit harm to the victim.
    24. present: It reports a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm to a person.
    25. present: It reports a groping incident where the suspect grabbed the victim's buttocks, a stated harm and unwanted physical contact.

Systematic AI judgments with visible reasoning, not human-validated codings.

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Context

Background

On Monday, August 11, 2025 at approximately 1:30 p.m. HST, a UH alumna was followed and groped by an unknown male near the UH Mānoa Lower Campus entrance at Waialae Avenue and Kalele Road. The victim told UH Mānoa Department of Public Safety that the suspect had followed her as she walked along Waialae Avenue before grabbing her at the campus entrance. UH DPS published a Clery Act timely warning the following day, August 12, 2025, mapping the suspect's approach in detail. Honolulu Police released a suspect description and asked the public to identify the individual; news outlets later reported that police were searching for a suspect tied to multiple fondling incidents on or near campus. The notice's emphasis on the Mānoa Guardian app and blue-light Emergency Call Boxes reflects UH's standard Clery channel mix for non-emergency timely warnings.
Analysis

Key Findings

UH Mānoa DPS issued a Clery Act timely warning the day after the incident, within the standard 24-hour window for non-emergency notifications
The notice maps the suspect's approach in unusual detail: following the victim down Waialae Avenue before grabbing her at the Lower Campus entrance
UH Mānoa's emphasis on the Mānoa Guardian app and blue-light call boxes shows institution-specific channel preferences in Clery messaging
Outcome
Honolulu Police Department continued investigating and searched for a suspect linked to multiple fondling incidents reported on or near the Mānoa campus. The university urged community members to use the Mānoa Guardian app and blue-light call boxes.
Provenance

Sources

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  4. Official
Cite this case

Campus Alert Archive. "University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa: Alumna followed and groped near a campus entrance; timely warning issued next day." Incident of August 11, 2025. Added May 2026. https://campusalertarchive.com/case/uh-manoa-lower-campus-fondling-2025-08-11/

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