University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Policies & Procedures

Selective Service (Registration of Males 18 through 25)

Males between the ages of 18 and 25 are required to register for the U.S. Selective Services. Failure to register may result in ineligibility for financial aid, jobs, and other negative consequences.Visit the Selective Service System to register online and for more information.

Social Security Account Number Usage

The University of Hawaiʻi (University) is committed to safeguarding the privacy of personal and confidential information of its students, employees, alumni, and other individuals associated with the University. In the normal practice of conducting official University business, the University collects and maintains confidential information relating to its students, including a student’s Social Security Number (SSN). The University requests that a student provide a SSN at the time of application to the University.

The SSN is not required for enrollment, however, the University is required by federal law to report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) the SSN and other information for tuition-paying students. Federal law also requires the University to obtain and report to the IRS the SSN for any person to whom compensation is paid. Due to the practical administrative difficulties which the University would encounter in maintaining adequate student records and processing financial transactions without the SSN, the University will continue to collect SSNs as permitted by law for official use within the University system. Providing the SSN ensures that University programs and services are available with the least delay.

Students will be assigned a University generated student identification number upon enrollment, which will be used as the primary identifier. The SSN will not be used as the primary identifier of students associated with the University. The SSN will be used in activities, including but not limited to, matching and reconciling documents in order to determine eligibility for admission and financial aid, to determine residency for tuition purposes, to comply with federal and/or state law reporting requirements (e.g. for financial aid, Internal Revenue mandates, Taxpayer’s Relief Act of 1997, USCIS, and in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The SSN will not be disclosed to any persons outside the University system, except as allowed by law or with permission from the individual. This policy does not preclude, if a primary means of identification is unavailable, the University from using the SSN as needed to conduct official University business.