{
  "id": "2024-10-06-uh-manoa-frear-hall-sexual-assault",
  "slug": "uh-manoa-frear-hall-sexual-assault-2024-10-06",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa",
    "shortName": "UH Mānoa",
    "state": "HI",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "UH Alert",
    "alertPlatform": "Rave",
    "enrollment": 18800
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2024-10-06",
    "type": "sexual-assault",
    "cleryCategory": "timely-warning",
    "resolution": "under-investigation",
    "headline": "Sexual assault reported in a residence hall stairwell; part of a combined timely warning",
    "headlinePublic": "Sexual assault reported in a residence hall stairwell; part of a combined timely warning",
    "summary": "On Sunday, October 6, 2024 at approximately 2:00 a.m. HST, [a student resident reported being sexually assaulted](https://www.khon2.com/local-news/student-sexually-assaulted-at-uh-manoas-frear-hall/) by an acquaintance who also lived in UH Mānoa student housing. The acquaintance allegedly [pulled the victim into a stairwell at Frear Hall](https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/student-sexually-assaulted-in-uh-manoa-dorm-room/article_1cde1245-0a7d-42bd-bbb0-8b48b2ffbe61.html). UH Mānoa DPS issued the [Clery timely warning notice](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/dps/2024/10/15/sexual-assault-reported-at-uh-student-housing/) on October 15, 2024, combining it with a second student-housing sexual-assault report.",
    "outcome": "Honolulu Police Department continued investigating; UH Mānoa offered Title IX, counseling, and Title IX No-Contact Order resources to the survivor. The notice paired the Frear Hall incident with a second on-campus assault to underscore an emerging pattern.",
    "casualties": {
      "killed": 0,
      "injured": 1
    }
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2024-10-15T15:00:00-10:00",
      "channel": "email",
      "verbatimText": "Two sexual assault incidents were reported at UH Manoa student housing. The first incident occurred at Frear Hall at approximately 2:00 am on Sunday, 10/6/2024. A student resident reported a sexual assault by an acquaintance who also lives in student housing. The student was pulled into a stairwell where the assault occurred. 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.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://manoa.hawaii.edu/dps/2024/10/15/sexual-assault-reported-at-uh-student-housing/",
      "sourceDescription": "UH Mānoa DPS Timely Warning Archive: Sexual Assault Reported at UH Student Housing",
      "annotations": [
        "Posted on October 15, 2024, nine days after the October 6, 2024 incident, a notably long gap given that Clery calls for timely warnings as soon as pertinent information is available",
        "The notice combined two separate sexual-assault incidents into a single warning, framing them as an emerging pattern in student housing",
        "Frear Hall is one of UH Mānoa's main residential complexes, which made the stairwell location particularly significant for resident safety messaging"
      ],
      "characterCount": 591
    }
  ],
  "context": "On Sunday, October 6, 2024 at approximately 2:00 a.m. HST, [a UH Mānoa student resident reported](https://www.khon2.com/local-news/student-sexually-assaulted-at-uh-manoas-frear-hall/) a sexual assault by an acquaintance who also lived in student housing. The acquaintance allegedly pulled the victim into a stairwell at [Frear Hall](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/housing/communities/frearhall/), one of UH Mānoa's main residential complexes. UH Mānoa Department of Public Safety issued a [Clery Act timely warning notice](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/dps/2024/10/15/sexual-assault-reported-at-uh-student-housing/) on October 15, 2024 (nine days after the assault) combining the Frear Hall incident with a second sexual-assault report from the same week into a single notification framing them as an emerging pattern. The university coupled the alert with [Title IX resources, counseling referrals, and No-Contact Order procedures](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/titleix/resources/). UH Mānoa's reliance on its DPS blog as the public archive for timely warnings (paired with email push and the [Mānoa Guardian app](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/emergency/emergency-resources/)) reflects a Clery channel mix optimized for residential populations rather than commuters.",
  "keyFindings": [
    "UH Mānoa published the timely warning nine days after the assault, a notably long gap for a Clery timely warning",
    "The notice combined two separate October sexual-assault incidents into a single warning to surface an emerging pattern in student housing",
    "Frear Hall, the assault location, is a main residential complex, making stairwell-specific safety messaging particularly relevant"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Sexual Assault Reported at UH Student Housing (UH Mānoa DPS)",
      "url": "https://manoa.hawaii.edu/dps/2024/10/15/sexual-assault-reported-at-uh-student-housing/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    },
    {
      "title": "Student sexually assaulted at UH Manoa's Frear Hall (KHON2)",
      "url": "https://www.khon2.com/local-news/student-sexually-assaulted-at-uh-manoas-frear-hall/",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Student sexually assaulted in UH Manoa dorm room (KITV)",
      "url": "https://www.kitv.com/news/crime/student-sexually-assaulted-in-uh-manoa-dorm-room/article_1cde1245-0a7d-42bd-bbb0-8b48b2ffbe61.html",
      "type": "local-media"
    },
    {
      "title": "Frear Hall (UH Mānoa Housing)",
      "url": "https://manoa.hawaii.edu/housing/communities/frearhall/",
      "type": "official-archive"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "sexual-assault",
    "timely-warning",
    "clery",
    "hawaii",
    "uh-manoa",
    "public-r1",
    "student-housing",
    "frear-hall",
    "stairwell"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-05-03",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-05-03",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}