Wildly popular last year and returning again for 2015 is UHPA's Special Halloween Weekend at Disney's Aulani Resort. We've negotiated extremely good rates this year and invite all UHPA Members to take advantage of this great offer. Deadline for reservations has been extended to Oct 16, 2014 so make your reservations now! More details including how to make a reservation

Monthly Op-Ed post by UHPA President David Duffy The University Regents hire and fire the President and have “jurisdiction over the internal structure, management and operation of the university.” The President is the executive officer and the Regents operate through him and he in turn is responsible for the various chancellors who are responsible for individual campuses. Regents are selected by the Governor from a list of candidates suggested by the Regents Candidate Advisory Council and then approved by the State Senate. The [...]

As a way to honor J.N. Musto, our Executive Director and Chief Negotiator, who retired on August 31, 2015, UHPA has established the Dr. J.N. Musto Endowed Scholarship Fund through the University of Hawaii Foundation. The fund will provide tuition support for eligible students entering the University of Hawaii System and plan to major in liberal arts. “It’s our way to encourage broad-based, critical thinking and to support the next generation of leaders,” said Kris Hanselman, who succeeds Dr. Musto as Executive [...]

Stop Flu at School, Hawaii’s school-located vaccination program, is an innovative partnership between the State of Hawaii Departments of Health and Education, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, and Hawaii Catholic Schools. This program is endorsed by the Hawaii Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Hawaii Association of Family Practitioners. The Stop Flu at School program aims to improve the health of Hawaii’s keiki, families, and kupuna by preventing the spread of influenza (flu) through vaccination. Through the Stop [...]