Strategic Plan | University of Hawaii System

University of Hawaiʻi Alumni | University of Hawaii System

Hawai‘i Community College: At a Glance | University of Hawaii System

Tuition | University of Hawaii System

University of Hawaii System

Leeward Community College: At a Glance | University of Hawaii System

Emergency Information | University of Hawaii System

Leadership | University of Hawaii System

Maui College: At a Glance | University of Hawaii System

UH Hilo: At a Glance | University of Hawaii System

When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

December 2025

November 2025

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Title / URL	Issues
Strategic Plan \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/strategic-plan/	1
University of Hawaiʻi Alumni \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/alumni/	1
Hawai‘i Community College: At a Glance \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/campuses/hawaii/	1
Tuition \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/tuition/	1
University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/	1
Leeward Community College: At a Glance \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/campuses/leeward/	1
Emergency Information \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/emergency/	1
Leadership \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/leadership/	1
Maui College: At a Glance \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/campuses/maui/	1
UH Hilo: At a Glance \| University of Hawaii Systemwww.hawaii.edu/campuses/hilo/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Where this issue has occurred