From as much as can be gathered from the article.  Officer Conte went thru the appropriate channels to file a complaint within HPD.  Then filed with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission.  I thought that running parallel to filing with HCRC she would have filed with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)?  Regardless, after the investigations were complete her attorney proceeded with filing a civil case.  It will be interesting to see how the case proceeds and how it is settled.  For those who may not be aware, there is a complaint on sexual assault (physical) and sexual harassment (based on gender) and discrimination (gender, racial).  All three are bad, however, in my personal opinion, Civil Rights is perhaps the most damaging to defendant(s).  Down the road the settlement will probably require a revisit to  "sensitivity" training which should have not been issue to begin with.  What about those in her class that may have known and said nothing?  Omission is bad.  Sad.