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Housing and Residence Life Policies

As residents in university housing, students are responsible to know and comply with all of the expectations and policies contained in this section, in addition to those outlined in this “Student Handbook” and all university policies and procedures.  If issues arise, the disciplinary process is outlined in the Code of Student Conduct. All residents are responsible for respecting and adhering to the Code of Student Conduct and all Housing and Residence Life policies. 

Abandoned Items Policy

Common areas of residence halls/apartments, including lounges, community bathrooms, hallways, etc. are not intended for storage of personal belongings. If students leave their personal belongings in these areas the items will be considered abandoned property and may be removed or disposed of by HPU staff (e.g., Housing and Residence Life, Facilities, Security).

Items left in university housing rooms/units/halls after the owner has moved out/vacated the room/unit/hall, or relocated to another room, and items not marked as to ownership will be declared abandoned. When possible, HPU will make a reasonably good faith effort to reach out to the student should property (excluding trash) be left behind beyond the student’s residency to arrange for the student to secure any property left behind. A written notification will be sent via housing@hpu.edu email to the HPU email address for a resident whose items have been left behind. Instructions for claiming lost or abandoned property will be included in the notification email. If the owner assigns another student or person to claim their belongings, an email to housing@hpu.edu must be sent to identify the individual who is approved to retrieve their belongings.

If no action is taken after three communication attempts and by the posted deadline to claim/retrieve the items from the unit, Housing & Residence Life will dispose of the items. The Hawai‘i Pacific University and Housing & Residence Life are not responsible for items left in the residential room/unit/hall. If a student is evicted from their university housing assignment, they need to refer to the university housing agreement regarding procedures to vacate their room/unit and retrieve their belongings.

HPU cannot, under any circumstances, provide storage space or assurance of protection for the property. If a student fails to respond to a notice about abandoned property or fails to collect the property by the posted deadline, the HPU reserves the right to dispose of personal property and may charge the student for any costs associated with abandoned property disposal. Likewise, there is no expectation of privacy for any abandoned property items and the student expressly authorizes HPU to open, disassemble, or otherwise handle any closed, locked or sealed container or baggage. Students may be charged for the removal, transport, break-down and storage of any lost or abandoned items reasonably determined to belong to them, as follows:

• Charge per box under 25 pounds: $50 (minimum charge)

• Charge per box over 25 pounds: $75

• Charge per refrigerator, microwave, or TV: $100

The university assumes no liability for damage, loss or claim related to any lost or abandoned property under this policy.

Accessibility Services: ADA Accommodations

Requests for accommodations in university housing shall be determined on a case by case in accordance to Section 3: University Policies and Procedures - Accessibility Services: ADA Accommodations. If you have questions regarding Accessibility Services, please email access@hpu.edu. Students must have an accepted housing agreement before submitting documentation to Accessibility Services requesting approval for housing accommodations.

Alcohol and Drug Policy

For more information, refer to the “Alcohol and Drug Policy” in the university Policies and Procedures section of the Student Handbook. 

Executive Centre and Kalo Terrace Residential Communities: Residents who live at the Executive Centre and Kalo Terrace may be subject to additional rules, terms, and conditions. Residents should review applicable rules, terms, and conditions at www.hpu.edu/housing and click on "Community Living."

Alcoholic beverages in residential facilities owned and/or operated by the University

Waterfront Lofts, Kalo Terrace and Executive Centre and their guests are responsible for ensuring that university policy is upheld at all times with regard to alcoholic beverages. The use of alcohol is prohibited in some cases and regulated in others as described below:

  • Residents who are of legal age are responsible for their alcoholic beverages (limited to 144 ounces of beer not to exceed more than 12 cans or bottles of beer and 750ml of wine or hard alcohol not to exceed 1 bottle of wine or hard alcohol; this includes empty containers) in their loft/unit at any given time.

  • Consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages is prohibited in all public and common areas, including but not limited to, walkways, lanais, parking lots, and outdoor seating areas.

  • Residents and guests are prohibited from being under the influence of alcohol or intoxicated in all public and common areas.

  • Alcohol may be consumed or possessed only by those individuals of legal age inside their assigned units/lofts with the door closed.

  • Partying and get-togethers that become detrimental to the community are inappropriate and subject to disciplinary action. At its discretion, university personnel, including campus security and Housing and Residence Life staff, may terminate parties and/or confiscate alcoholic beverages. In any event, any student gatherings must comply with any government orders and University policies and rules in effect regarding the size and location of gatherings.

  • Should alcohol-related problems arise in individual rooms, student residents will be approached by university staff or HPU security and held accountable for their actions and the actions of those present in the room, even when not consuming alcoholic beverages personally.

  • Large quantities of alcoholic beverages and common-source containers are prohibited in individual rooms, regardless of the resident’s age. This includes, but is not limited to such things as kegs, and cases of beer.

  • Residents of legal age are encouraged to refrain from having under-aged guests over while consuming alcoholic beverages to avoid the appearance that they may be distributing such beverages to under-aged people.

  • Residents under 21 years of age with alcohol containers in their unit, whether empty or full, are in violation of the Alcohol and Drug policy. Such items are considered alcohol paraphernalia and evidence of consumption/possession of alcoholic beverages.

  • Residents who are of legal age should dispose of their empty alcohol containers immediately to avoid the appearance that alcohol was consumed by under-aged residents and guests in the event university staff or HPU security find alcohol in the unit.

  • Equipment or supplies used in drinking games or to promote excessive drinking (e.g., beer pong tables) are prohibited.

  • Students over 21 years of age who are transporting alcoholic beverages to their units must ensure the alcoholic beverages are sealed and not visible to the general public.

  • HPU will not accept packages in the mail containing alcoholic beverages for residents.

  • Delivery of alcohol by retail or wholesale distributors to HPU residential facilities is prohibited. 

Approved Appliances

ATM Waterfront Lofts (2nd Floor Lofts Only):Single-serve coffee maker (k-cups or pods), blender, rice cooker, NuWave Pro Infrared Oven, microwave (between 1,000 - 1,200 watts) - 1 per unit. Some units may have a microwave already.

ATM Waterfront Lofts (2nd Floor Studios Only): Single-serve coffee maker (k-cups or pods) – 1 per unit.

ATM 3rd Floor residences: Cooking appliances are not allowed in the 3rd Floor residences bedrooms. However, there is a common kitchenette with a microwave and refrigerator that everyone on the floor can use for simple snack prep only. A mini-fridge or 1,000 – 1,200 watt microwave (not both) is allowed in a 3rd floor unit. Email housing@hpu.edu for details. 

Executive Centre and Kalo Terrace: Apartments include a kitchen (stovetop, oven, microwave and apartment size refrigerator; no dishwasher). Residents will need to abide by additional rules, terms, and conditions.

Requests for additional mini-fridges for ADA accommodations in rooms must be pre-approved by Housing and Residence Life staff. Refer to the Fire Safety Policy in this section for appliances that are not allowed in university housing. 

Assignments, Reassignments, Consolidations, and Relocation

The Office of Housing and Residence Life reserves the right to assign and reassign students within and between rooms, lofts/studios, buildings, and/or other locations as deemed necessary. This may include reassignment to a room type other than the one in the student’s housing agreement. Students not initially assigned a roommate (or temporarily without one) may be required to consolidate with others in the same situation. At times, room consolidation may be directed to support university requirements. Additionally, Housing and Residence Life reserves the right to temporarily remove or evict students in unique situations if it is in the best interest of the student, roommates, and/or residential community or as required to comply with disciplinary action or court orders. Also, in the event of fire, natural disaster, pandemic, student health and safety, electrical function, water or any act of God (Force Majeure), the university reserves the right to relocate residents to a different building, facility or other designated area. Student relocation related to any of the above shall be governed by the Agreement and University policies and procedures. The university reserves the right to terminate a student’s Housing Agreement without refund by written notice if the student fails to comply with any of the terms and conditions of the Agreement. 

Cleanliness Policy 

Residents are required to maintain their room/loft and adjacent common areas (e.g., lounge space, kitchen, living room and walkways) to health and safety standards, keeping them clean and clear.  Personal items, including shoes, plants and welcome mats/rugs, may not be left in common spaces, hallways or outside room/loft doors. Failure to comply may result in housing fines (up to $100 per resident per incident). Residents are responsible for providing their own cleaning supplies. Some cleaning equipment may be available by contacting the CA. Residents must provide a photo ID in order to use cleaning equipment. When borrowing cleaning equipment, residents are financially responsible for the repair or replacement of equipment if damaged or not returned. When required, residents shall comply with the cleaning standards as set forth in Student Safety Guidelines.  

Hanging items (e.g., towels, beddings, wet clothes, shoes, dishes) on railings indoors or outdoors or off window ledges are prohibited. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in housing fines (up to $100 per resident involved in the violation). 

At the Waterfront Lofts, windows within each loft/room should remain closed at all times, except when briefly needed as set forth below, in order to prevent excess moisture intrusion, dust and air impediments and other undesirable conditions. In addition, leaving windows open while the A/C is running will not only cause damage to the A/C unit, but will increase energy usage, cause all rooms connected to that A/C unit to be warmer, and allow more dust, soot, and moisture into your room. Exceptions may be made temporarily (e.g., for a few minutes) in certain instances where ventilation of the room may be briefly necessary (e.g., burnt popcorn). Opening a window should not be a remedy to alleviate ongoing concerns about the temperature of a room. These concerns about the temperature of the room should be reported immediately to Facilities staff by completing a Maintenance Request Form through your HPU Housing Portal (hpu.edu/HousingPortal) so that they can investigate the problem. Students are responsible for damages to the unit and/or their personal property that result from leaving windows open. In the event that the A/C is down and cannot be quickly repaired, Facilities and/or Housing and Residence Life staff will communicate that the windows can be opened to provide ventilation to the rooms. 

Electrical and Plumbing Fixtures Policy

Students may not remove, alter or affix items to fixtures or hardware in bedrooms/units or common areas in university housing. 

Eligibility for Housing

Students are required to maintain at least 12 credit hours (undergraduate) or 9 credit hours (graduate) per semester at HPU and must maintain good academic and disciplinary standing in order to maintain eligibility for student housing. Students who fall below the credit minimum must request approval from the Housing and Residence Life staff. Students may be required to move without refund.  Disciplinary records may be taken into consideration as it relates to decisions to accept applications for housing. Students with prior disciplinary records may be required to speak with Housing and Residence Life staff about their prior misconduct and how they will avoid such misconduct if accepted into university housing. Some prior misconduct may disqualify students from housing.

Eviction Policy

Refer to the Housing Agreement and Code of Student Conduct (i.e., eviction as one of the possible sanctions). 

“Flushable” Wet Wipes Policy

Students/residents should not deposit any products other than toilet paper into the toilets. Please throw any wipes into trash bins including the ones advertised as “flushable”. All wipes, including “flushable” ones, increase the chances of clogging sewer lines that potentially lead to other health and safety issues. Wipes are also known to become attached to impellers and pumps connected to motors and, as a result, put extra strain on equipment or even cause major equipment failures. Unlike toilet paper, wipes do not break down in water in a way that makes them safe to the wastewater system. Therefore, only human waste and toilet paper should be flushed. Costs related to unclogging toilets or damages resulting from the use of “flushable” wipes will be charged to the residents of the unit from which the problem originated.

Fire Safety Policy

Due to the danger of fire, any type of open flame (e.g., candles), exposed and/or external heating elements, including but not limited to candle warmers, charcoal grills, compact or electric grills, crockpots, instant pots, hot plates, toaster ovens, sandwich presses, toasters and stoves or other similar electric or open flame cooking appliance are not permitted in the residence halls or outside near the campus buildings. For the Hawaii Loa campus and Waterfront Lofts, only approved appliances are allowed; check with Housing and Residence Life staff for more information.  Only expressly approved equipment and appliances will be permitted in the residence halls or on campus. If the above items are found in a resident’s room, the Housing and Residence Life staff will confiscate the items and arrange with the owner a pick-up process at the end of the semester. 

All electrical items must be plugged directly into wall outlets. Due to electrical capacities for the HLC residence halls, air conditioning units are not permitted. Halogen-bulb lamps, extension cords and outlet multipliers are prohibited from use. Surge protectors with circuit breakers and on/off switches are permitted. Live/fresh cut holiday/Christmas trees are not allowed in the residence halls. 

Furniture Policy

University Provided Furniture: Room/loft furniture must remain in the room/loft. Putting mattresses on the floor or altering structural components of the beds are not allowed. Residents may request to raise or lower beds in  accordance with process noted below. Additionally, lounge furniture must remain in the lounge area at all times and should not to be moved and/or removed. Removal of lounge furniture is considered theft and will result in disciplinary action. If damage occurs to common area or hall/building property and the person(s) responsible for the damage cannot be determined, then the cost of repair/replacement will be equally assessed to all residents of that hall. 

Furniture Requests: ATM residents who want their bed raised or lowered (if allowed within the bedroom) must submit a maintenance request at facilities@hpu.edu during the first two weeks of the start of the semester. If a resident is reassigned to a new unit during the semester, the request will need to be made within one week of move-in. Requests made after these periods will be assessed a $50 fee. Questions can be sent to the Housing and Residence Life staff at housing@hpu.edu. 

Personal Furniture: The university supplies bedroom and common-area furniture respective to each residence. Since the university provides students with furniture, the following personal furniture are examples of what is permitted in university-owned facilities: carpets, desk chairs, shelves, captain’s chairs, camping-style chairs and air furniture. Residents may have NEW furniture items such as bookshelves, kitchen carts, couches, and chairs. For health and safety reasons, the following are PROHIBITED from university-owned facilities: bars; lofts; construction of any kind; personally-owned mattresses; and used or previously owned upholstered or stuffed furniture, bean-bag chairs, futons, recliners and wicker furniture. Also, residents are not allowed to hang hammocks or work out rings from stairs, posts, or furniture. No additional refrigeration or freezer appliances without pre-approval from the Office of Housing and Residence Life. Disciplinary action may be taken if prohibited items are found in university-owned facilities, and the residents will be required to remove the item. If residents do not comply, university staff will remove the items and the residents will be fined. 

Gender Inclusive Housing

Gender inclusive housing is an option whereby students who are at least 18 years old and eligible for on-campus housing, regardless of sex, gender identity and/or gender expression, are permitted to share a room in select university housing units in mutual agreement with others who also request gender-neutral housing. 

HPU’s gender inclusive housing option is ideal for students whose gender identity, gender expression, and/or biological sex varies from the standard paradigm and for students who believe that their gender identity/expression and/or biological sex should not be limiting factors in roommate decisions. Students are encouraged to explore various housing options and consider their roommate situation to determine what will be the most comfortable and safe environment. This option is not intended for romantic couples. 

If students are interested in living in gender inclusive housing, a request must be made on the housing application. Due to limited housing, we cannot guarantee gender inclusive housing to all who request this option. To ensure that no student opts in accidentally or without fully understanding the option, the housing staff will contact each student placed with another student who has selected gender inclusive housing. If the housing staff is unable to place all students who request the gender inclusive housing option, each student will be contacted by the staff. 

Guest Policy

A guest is defined as any person who does not reside in the HPU-sponsored unit including HPU students not assigned to the space or residing on a different HPU property and all non-HPU individuals.   Members of the Housing and Residence Life staff, Savio Management and security have the authority to verify an individual’s residency. The visitation and guest policy applies to all HPU sponsored locations. Exceptions to this policy can be granted in limited cases by seeking approval through the Director of Housing and Residence Life.

All guests at Waterfront Lofts, Executive Centre, and Kalo Terrace residents, HPU students, or non-HPU individuals—are expected to follow all policies of the university. Residents must seek permission from all room/loft/suitemates before allowing a guest into their unit. Residents are responsible for their guests and all actions of the guests while in the halls or anywhere on HPU’s campus. Guests must be escorted by their host at all times and if found in violation of residence hall or university policies will be asked to leave university property immediately. Keys will not be issued to guests, and residents are prohibited from giving their keys and/or ID cards to any guests. Resident hosts are responsible for ensuring their guests have the appropriate permission and are registered to be a guest. 

Whether the people in a given unit are students, guests, or visitors, occupancy of a unit may not exceed twice the capacity of a unit at any given time (e.g., a unit built for 3 students may not have more than 6 people in it at any given time).

Failure to comply with the Guest Policy may result in loss of guest privileges or other disciplinary action, including possible eviction. Overnight visitation may be limited by applicable government orders or University policies and rules regarding permitted gatherings.

Visitation Hours: All HPU-sponsored Housing has visitation hours from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 8 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday. All guests (including HPU students not assigned to the unit) not registered as overnight guests are required to leave the residential community prior to the end of the stated visitation hours.

Overnight Visitation:

Residents are allowed to have overnight visitors (HPU students non-HPU individuals) starting on the first Friday of classes for the related academic term. Overnight guests must be preapproved by all students residing in the unit and the Housing and Residence Life staff. Housing and Residence Life reserves the right to limit overnight guest visitation. 

A resident hosting the guest must complete an Overnight Guest Registration Form no later than 24 business hours before the first night the guest is hosted.  Forms are available online in the HPU Housing Portal and require electronic signatures of roommates, loftmates, and/or suitemates, prior to submission for approval from Housing staff. If applicable; the guest; if the guest is under 18, may be required to have a parent/ guardian approval in addition to other requirements. 

The same guest is limited to no more than 3 consecutive nights as an overnight guest and no more than 30 days in a semester. This policy applies at the guest level, so guests may not stay on campus for additional nights by staying with different residents.

All guests NOT registered as overnight guests are required to leave campus prior to the commencement of quiet hours.

Guests under age 18 are not permitted to stay as a guest unless they are an immediate family member of the resident, and permission of a parent or guardian is required for under-age family members to stay overnight on campus.

Overnight visitation may be limited by applicable government orders or University policies and rules regarding permitted gatherings.

Emergency Circumstances: Natural Disaster and Pandemic

In the event of an emergency or for health and safety reasons (e.g., natural disaster, pandemic), HPU reserves the right to suspend the Guest and Overnight Visitor policies and prevent guests and visitors from entering HPU owned or controlled residential facilities and limit the number of ATM and HLC resident visitors in residential units during the academic year. Failure to abide by the guest policy may be subject to disciplinary action and fees. 

Hall/Building and Room/Loft Safety and Security Policy

Residents are responsible for the practice of good security measures that foster personal and community safety. Residents may not prop open doors to the residence halls/buildings. 

Hall/Building and Room/Loft Access Policy

Residents may not loan their HPU ID card and keys to anyone. In addition, attempting to bypass the housing access security system will result in disciplinary action. 

Meal Plan Waiver Requests

University housing residents are required to purchase a meal plan, with only very limited exceptions. Those with specific dietary needs, food allergies or medical conditions should indicate these needs in Step 4 of the online Housing Application. The Dining Manager will work directly with students to accommodate special dietary needs or allergies. 

Any exceptions to this meal plan requirement will fall under the meal plan waiver process as established by the Office of Housing and Residence Life.  Residents requesting to waive this requirement must follow the following procedures and submit their request by the Add/Drop deadline of the fall and spring terms:

  1. Submit a Meal Plan Waiver Request Form (available at hpu.edu/access).

  2. Submit a letter of support (from a medical provider, religious leader, nutritionist) to support this request. The letter should be specific in identifying the dietary needs so that the Dining Manager can determine possible accommodations as an alternative

The Office of Housing and Residence Life, along with the Office of Accessibility Services, will then review the request form, the student’s supporting documents and the Food Services Director’s recommendation to determine whether the meal plan waiver will be granted. Once all documents are submitted, a decision will be communicated to the student within 10 business days. 

Mopeds and Motorcycles

All parking must be in accordance with the Parking provisions in the Services and Amenities section and any university policies, procedures, and regulations. Motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, etc. are not permitted inside rooms/buildings, walkways, grassy areas, and lanais. 

Pet Policy

Students are only permitted to have one five-gallon tank per unit of fish only. Other animals found in residential units will be removed at the student’s expense. 

Posting of Advertisements, Sales and Canvassing

Materials from businesses and other community enterprises are prohibited from being in university housing and may only be posted in designated areas. Approved flyers must be in compliance with Student Activities' (ATM 1400) posting guidelines and will be hung by Housing and Residence Life staff in approved areas. Materials shall not be affixed to entrance/exit doors, and sliding flyers under doors or distributing pamphlets, leaflets or flyers in mailboxes are not permitted. Any material not posted or given by Housing and Residence Life will be promptly removed and discarded. 

ATM residents who are running for a Student Government Association (SGA) or Registered Student Organization (RSO) elected position must adhere to the SGA or RSO election campaign rules (e.g., door-to-door campaigning at the Waterfront Lofts residence halls, posting campaigning flyers in the halls/community floors).    

For the residents’ protection against fraudulent sales and annoyance, soliciting is not permitted in university housing without the prior written approval of the Area Coordinators or the Assistant Dean of Students or designee. These policies also apply to student-owned businesses and ventures. 

Quiet and Courtesy Hours Policy

Residents are expected to respect the right of others to live, study, and sleep in a quiet environment. During the hours of 10pm to 8am the next morning, Sunday through Thursday and 12am to 8am the next morning, Fridays and Saturdays, the residence hall/building environment should be quiet, free from noise, and conducive to study or sleep. Residential communities may agree to expand quiet hours. During final exams, 24-hour quiet hours will be enforced. Residents must comply with all policies and regulations regarding sound equipment and recreational activities within the residential facilities or on university grounds. 

When Quiet Hours are not in effect, residents are expected to maintain reasonably courteous levels of noise at all other times. This includes, but is not limited to, containing most noise to a resident’s own room. If approached by another student or a staff member and asked to lower the volume in one’s room, it is expected that residents will respond respectfully. Failure to adhere to this policy may result in housing fines (e.g., up to $100 per resident per incident).

Recreational Activity Policy

As a safety measure and to provide an environment conducive to living and learning, games, recreational or outdoor activities such as golf, soccer, football, whiffle ball, frisbee, water guns, tennis, skateboarding, basketball dribbling, etc. are not permitted within the rooms/lofts/units, hallways, walkways, on lanais, common areas/lounges or in close proximity to university buildings or parking areas. Mopeds, scooters, skateboards, and bicycles are not to be used on the grass or any common area walkways between campus buildings, lanais or inside any building or lounge. Also, indoor pools, bodyboarding/boogie-boarding, rollerblading and skateboarding are prohibited on campus. Students are not permitted to jump or climb over railings inside or leading into the residence halls and are not permitted to climb the exterior of a building. 

Renters Insurance

Students may elect to purchase renters insurance via their existing insurance providers or a 3rd party provider such as GradGuard's College Renters Insurance (for more information, go to https://www.hpu.edu/residence-life/off-campus/index.html). Students are responsible for signing up for and paying for renters insurance to cover personal property and belongings in the Housing Unit. Students who do not purchase renters insurance are responsible for their own personal property and belongings in the Housing Unit. 

Room Personalization Policy

To protect the condition of residents’ room/loft from damage, the following stipulations are in effect:

  • Residents may use painter’s tape to hang decorations where wall moldings do not exist. No adhesives (e.g., command strips, command hooks 2-sided double side sticky – 3M or other brands, clear packaging tape) beyond painter’s tape should be used in any university housing.

  • Under no circumstances should holes be drilled or placed in any walls or ceilings. Also, residents are not allowed to hang hammocks or work out rings from stairs, posts, or furniture.

  • Damage caused by removal of decorations will be charged to all responsible residents.

  • All room decoration materials must comply with fire safety. Total wall decoration may not cover more than 10% of the wall surface area.

  • Students are not permitted to paint any surface in the room/loft.

  • All room décor that is visible through doorways or from the exterior of the room must be consistent with community standards.

  • Students are not permitted to place items (e.g., decorations, messages, lights, images) on window glass or framing around windows that is visible from the exterior of the room/unit. 

Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals

Students who have service and emotional support animals must contact Accessibility Services . Students must have pre-approval from the Office of Housing and Residence Life and Accessibilities Services before bringing the animal on campus. Students must have an accepted housing agreement before submitting documentation to Accessibility Services requesting approval for their service or emotional support animal. If you have questions, email Accessibility Services at access@hpu.edu. 

Security Deposit

Reference the Housing Agreement and the Business Office policies for more information. Any amounts eligible for refund or return will be processed in accordance with the Business Office policies and may be reduced by amounts currently due on the student’s account. 

Smoking/Vaping Policy

For more information, refer to the “Smoking/Vaping Policy for Students” and the Alcohol and Drug Policy in the university Policies and Procedures section of the Student Handbook.  

Termination of Housing Agreement

Refer to your Housing Agreement for details. 

Threats, Intimidation, Harassment and Violence Policy

Even if a student intends no harm with their actions, these actions may be harmful to themselves or others. Comments, blogs, online discussions, text messages, social media messages, and/or pictures posted on web pages, online journals or in web communities, and not adhering to health and safety practices and directives (e.g., self-isolating when sick, not maintaining social distancing, not wearing a face mask in public/common areas) may be considered disorderly, threatening, intimidating, harassing and/or violent and may be subject to disciplinary action through the Code of Student Conduct and Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Policy. 

Trespassing/Unauthorized Entry Policy

HPU students may enter and use campus buildings and areas for the purposes assigned to these facilities and places during established operating hours and following all applicable rules and University policies. Exceptions to this rule are made only in the interests of safety and other university approved uses. When buildings or spaces within them are officially closed or restricted, limited access applies to students unless specifically exempted. Students must adhere to all local, state, federal regulations regarding trespassing on private property. 

Unauthorized Access: No individual shall use or possess any key or ID card to any university housing room or area to which they are not specifically assigned. Residents may not grant permission or give use of keys and/or ID to an unassigned student. 

Illegal Entrance - Unauthorized Presence: No student shall break into, or without authority or permission, enter any university housing unit, office, bedroom, or restricted area; nor shall any unauthorized student enter or remain in any residential building at a time when that facility is officially closed. 

Restricted Areas: No unauthorized student shall enter into any restricted area; nor shall any student assist or make possible the unauthorized entry of any person into any restricted area. Restricted areas may include lanai, roofs, posted or enclosed construction sites, secured utility areas, and identified reserved parking spaces. 

Unauthorized Parking: No student shall park in any restricted area; nor shall any student assist or make possible the unauthorized entry of any person into any parking area.

Restricted and unauthorized areas on or in close proximity to university housing, and prohibited behaviors include but are not limited to:

  • Sewage Treatment Plant and maintenance area.

  • Areas located behind the softball field, tennis courts, and wooded areas circling the soccer field.

  • All athletic/recreational facilities (tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer field, etc.) when the lights are turned off at night.

  • All wooded areas that surround the campus.

  • Roofs.

  • Electrical and custodial rooms.

  • Faculty and staff offices, unless invited.

  • Locations on campus where flooding is occurring, including, the lower campus fields. 

  • Electrical, custodial, telecom and university storage rooms.

  • Jumping in the water from Pier 8, 9, 10 is a federal offense which may result in university disciplinary action, a citation and/or arrest.

  • In the event of the Star of Honolulu or other ships docking, or in the event of any state-determined maritime event, the dock and other areas of the pier may be closed temporarily. In the event of an emergency, those at ATM are not to cross the blue line, ship side.

  • No one is permitted on the roof of any building, nor on the edge of the pier. 

  • Restricted designated floors and other areas where posted signage restricts access.

Weapons Policy in University Housing

Weapons, including but not limited to, firearms, explosives, incendiary devices (including propane tanks), spear guns, nun chucks, brass knuckles, air-powered pellet or "BB" guns, and knives (including diving knives) over 3 inches in length measured from the top of the hilt to the end of the blade and/or knives prohibited by Hawaii State law are prohibited in any university-owned or university-controlled buildings, including the residential communities. This includes any “toy” weapons, such as airsoft, nerf, or water guns, and slingshots, Refer to the Code of Student Conduct for more information on prohibited Dangerous Items.

Weapons will be confiscated and destroyed—regardless of value or ownership—by university personnel, including HPU security, Housing and Residence Life staff, and Dean of Students staff. University personnel will document the incident and notify the appropriate staff of policy violation. Depending on the circumstances, the university may contact local police.