HI · jury_instructions
Haw. Civil Jury Instr. 16.32
SEXUAL HARASSMENT: SEVERE OR PERVASIVE CONDUCT
To satisfy the third element of a hostile environment
sexual harassment claim, defendant’s(s’) conduct must be either
severe or pervasive. The more serious the harassing conduct,
the less pervasive or frequent it need be. A single severe act
may satisfy this element, but trivial conduct does not.
Multiple acts, each of which may not be severe when considered
individually, may constitute severe or pervasive conduct when
considered together.
Nelson v. University of Hawaii, 97 Hawaiʻi 376, 390, 38 P.3d 95,
109 (2001); Arquero v. Hilton Hawaiian Village LLC, 104 Hawaiʻi
423, 428, 91 P.3d 505, 510 (2004).
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