Aloha Auto Group, Ltd. will pay $30,000 and provide other relief to settle a lawsuit for retaliatory discrimination filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).  The lawsuit alleged that an employee, Daniel Young, was fired because he encouraged a group of Asian-American and Pacific Islander employees at Aloha Auto Group's Kauai Harley-Davidson dealership to complain about a racially derogatory comment.

Retaliation for opposing prohibited practices or otherwise engaging in protected activity violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  The parties agreed to resolve the agency’s claim in a consent decree that provides Young with a $30,000 damage award.  Aloha Auto Group also agreed to designate an equal employment opportunity monitor to ensure company compliance with federal discrimination and retaliation law, as well as to develop and implement a complaint process, impartial investigations, disciplinary consequences, and annual training on race-based discrimination and retaliation for HR and management employees.