Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

KIUC is an equal opportunity employer that employs the best qualified individuals from the available labor force and provides them with opportunity for advancement in a manner which does not discriminate because of race, color, religion, sex or gender, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, arrest and court records except as provided by H.R.S. § 378-2.5, disability, sexual orientation, military service, veteran status, lactation or other grounds protected under applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and/or executive orders.

The Company has developed written affirmative action programs for females and minorities, disabled persons, special disabled veterans, and Vietnam Era veterans. In this regard, disabled persons, special disabled veterans and Vietnam Era veterans are invited, but under no obligations, to identify themselves, if they wish to do so. This information will remain confidential and will be used only for purposes allowed by the applicable federal laws and implementing regulations. Refusal of an employee or applicant to provide such information will not subject him or her to any adverse treatment whatsoever.

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Kauai Island Utility Cooperative is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal, and where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)