UPDATE:
4:30 p.m.
Traffic advisory update: The water main break on Maile Way has been contained.

Regular traffic flow going into and coming out of campus from Maile Way, at the intersection of University Avenue, has resumed.

The temporary Metcalf Street exit will be open until 5:00 p.m. today.


4:00 p.m.

Traffic advisory: There is a water main break on Maile Way.

The inbound lane on Maile Way, at the intersection of Maile Way and University Avenue, is closed to incoming traffic.

Campus Road is temporarily open at the intersection of Metcalf Street and University Avenue (near Sinclair Library) for outgoing traffic.

East-West Road, at the intersection of East-West Road and Dole Street, is not affected and is open for two-way traffic.

On Saturday, May 4, 2013, two separate robberies were reported on the UH Mānoa campus.

At 1:37 a.m. an unknown male robbed a security guard of his identification badge after the guard had issued a citation to the subject's vehicle that was parked at Hale Noelani. The subject first attempted to take the guard's citation computer but was unsuccessful. He then took the guard's identification badge. The subject drove away in dark green Honda CRV, license RRU 215. He is described as in his 20's, 5'6", 160 lbs., short black hair, wearing a gray t-shirt and shorts. HPD is handling the investigation.

At 3:40 a.m., two unknown males robbed a visiting male of his skateboard while at the Hale Aloha courtyard. A witness reported a verbal altercation between three men, then observed two of the men assaulting the third male in the courtyard before fleeing toward the Hale Wainani area. One male is described as in his 20's, 5'10", 200 lbs., black hair, wearing long-sleeve dress shirt and jeans. The second male is described as in his 20's, 5'8", 160 lbs., dirty blond hair, wearing a long-sleeve plaid dress shirt and jeans.

Call UHM Campus Security at 956-6911 or the Honolulu Police Department at 911 if you have any information regarding these two cases.

Last night, Tuesday, April 23, at approximately 11 p.m., UH Mānoa Campus Security received a report of a suspicious couple outside of Moore Hall.  A second report of a male running from the building was made while Campus Security officers attempted to make contact with the individuals who entered a parked vehicle fronting East West Road.  The vehicle fled west bound on Dole Street with one male and one female inside.

The male was reported as 6 ft., 160 pounds, slim build, late 20's, dirty blonde hair, and carrying a black laptop bag.  The female was reported as 5'2", 120 pounds, long blonde straight hair.  The vehicle was described as a white, Ford F-150.

Multiple rooms were discovered broken in to on the third floor of Moore Hall.  Two computers were reported taken. The Honolulu Police Department responded and is handling the investigation.

The University is in the process of evaluating its Campus Security program to determine what additional resources are needed in order to maximize security functions on campus; in the meantime, current resources are being redirected to supplement coverage for our campus.  

Anyone with information is asked to call the Honolulu Police Department at 911 or Campus Security at 956-6911.

Campus Security is sponsoring three performances of Sex Signals, a nationally recognized sexual assault prevention program that incorporates improvisation, humor, education, and audience interaction. The hour-and-a-half program is designed for college and military audiences and provides a provocative look at dating, sex, and the core issue of consent. The performances are being offered free of charge to all UH Mānoa students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, April 30, at 10:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m. in Kuykendall Auditorium (Room 101). 

This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., UH Mānoa Campus Security received a report of multiple office break-ins on the fourth floor of Moore Hall. Several computers were taken. The Honolulu Police Department is handling the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Honolulu Police Department at 911 or Campus Security at 956-6911.

This morning at approximately 6:45 a.m., a UHM Lyon Arboretum staff member arriving for work found a male assaulted near the Lyon Arboretum gate at 3860 Mānoa Road.

The road to the Lyon Arboretum gate and Mānoa Trail is currently closed.  

The Honolulu Police Department is conducting this possible robbery and ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Honolulu Police Department at 911.

11:50 a.m.
UPDATE: The gas leak at the UHM Campus Center construction site has been secured. Reentry is being allowed to the four evacuated buildings (Campus Center, Dean Hall, Miller Hall and Building 37).


11:15 a.m.
A gas leak has been reported at the Campus Center construction site at UHM, between Campus Center and Miller Hall. Emergency personnel are in the area.

Evacuation is in progress. Stay away from the area.

This is an important message about your safety and security.

The University will conduct an integrated campus-wide test of its emergency communications capabilities on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.

The following will occur:

1) Test EMAIL messages will go out to all students, faculty, staff and vicinity contacts.

2) Test TEXT messages will be sent to those who have signed up to receive emergency TEXT messages at www.hawaii.edu/alert.

3) The UH Mānoa home page at http://manoa.hawaii.edu, social media accounts, and the UH emergency hotline at 956-0001 will be updated to reflect the test.

4) Campus Security will test its vehicle speakers near Varney Circle.

All members of the UH Mānoa community are urged to sign up to receive emergency TEXT alerts (if you have not already done so), by going online to the website at http://www.hawaii.edu/alert.

If you have already signed up, log in at http://www.hawaii.edu/alert to ensure that your contact information is up-to-date.  You may test your cell phone information by sending a test message from the website to your phone.  If you are having technical trouble with UH Alert, see the article at http://www.hawaii.edu/askus/1363 or send an email to em-info@lists.hawaii.edu.

Please be aware that theft of bicycles and mopeds on campus are on the rise. The areas of upper campus, lower campus and student housing areas have all experienced an increase in thefts.

Make sure your bicycle is secured to a fixed object and in a lighted area. Click here for tips on how to secure your bicycle.

Please report any individuals that you see tampering with bicycles and mopeds to UHM Campus Security at 956-6911.

The Honolulu Police Department has also begun citing mopeds parked on sidewalks surrounding the UH Mānoa campus.

Complaints of mopeds parking on the sidewalks have been received by the Honolulu Police Department and this is an advisory for the UH Mānoa community to use permissible parking. Citation fines are $35 and $55.

Update: Escapee Teddy Munet was captured and taken into custody by police in Kakaako around 7:30 tonight.

CrimeStoppers and the Honolulu Police Department are seeking the public's assistance in locating Teddy Munet who escaped on February 20, 2013, at approximately 8:05 a.m., from 777 Punchbowl Street. Munet was on his way to court for proceedings related to the homicide that occurred on July 19, 2012, at Kawainui Marsh.

He was last seen in the loading dock area and headed on foot toward Reed Lane. He may still be in the area and is considered and dangerous. DO NOT APPROACH.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call CrimeStoppers at 955-8300, or *CRIME on your cellular phone. Free cellular calls are provided by AT&T, Nextel Hawaii, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless Hawaii, Mobi PCS, and Hawaiian Telcom. The public may now send anonymous text and web tips. Text "CS808" plus your message to 274637 or CRIMES.