2016 (Archives)

Update on contract negotiations

On August 26th UHPA and the University of Hawaii and Governor’s Representatives met in a session to discuss contract negotiations. Mr. Wesley Machida, Director of Finance for the State of Hawaii, presented the State’s outlook on the budget. It included a discussion of the $1 billion in excess revenue. The budget projection covered up to fiscal year 2021. And emphasized stress on any given budget that included a disaster and deep recession along with increasing reserve funds for retirement and health care [...]

2016-08-31T20:07:36-10:00August 31, 2016|Contract negotiations, Frontpage, Newsletter|

Community College Benefits Extend Beyond Economics

Star Advertiser Editorial (posted 8/17/16) by Matthew Tuthill, an Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology at Kapiolani Community College. The recent front-page headline — “Report hails community colleges’ affordability” — substantiated what is often overlooked: that our local community colleges (CCs) are the most affordable institutions of higher learning in the nation. However, the article only scratched the surface: There are a great deal of other metrics besides tuition costs that illustrate the value of these two-year schools. For example, less [...]

2016-08-23T08:53:35-10:00August 22, 2016|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

Last chance for a heavily discounted room at Aulani Resort for 2016 Halloween

This is the last notice you will receive from UHPA. There are only a few rooms left for this popular membership benefit so if you're going to go, reserve this now.  No rooms will be available at this rate after September 30th and there is a possibility that all available rooms allocated to us will be sold out before then. Do it now. We've got a special bonus this year: Two Hawaii Food and Wine Festival events will be held at Ko'olina [...]

2018-05-21T15:02:17-10:00August 18, 2016|Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

Latest #HeroProf nominees posted – nominate yours now!

Mahalo to all who have nominated their #HeroProf; keep them coming!  Take a look at our current nominees and learn more about our #HeroProf initiative including how to nominate your #HeroProf. The are many real-heroes in communities across Hawaii who are doing extraordinary things to make our lives better. They are the unsung heroes, the ones who work out of the limelight, and whose contributions we may overlook or take for granted and our #HeroProf campaign is all about recognizing them.

2016-08-09T20:09:32-10:00August 9, 2016|Frontpage, Newsletter|

Aloha Congressman Mark Takai

UHPA has lost a friend that advocated passionately for students, employees, and ensuring the University of Hawaii could meet the needs of our islands. For many years, Representative Takai spent countless hours on legislation and policies that advanced higher education in Hawaii. UHPA is saddened by his loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends.

2016-09-26T07:36:22-10:00July 24, 2016|Frontpage, Newsletter|

Host a Lunch & Learn for home loans / refinancing on your campus

We're in the planning stages with our partners at HomeStreet Bank to produce a "Lunch & Learn" workshop in the fall of 2016.   Several faculty have asked if we could host this workshop at their campus and we would love to do so. If you think you can get about 10 or so of your colleagues to attend a workshop at your campus, there's a good chance we can put something together. Interested? Contact us and we'll work with you to organize [...]

2016-07-20T10:26:32-10:00July 20, 2016|Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

Your Letter of Hire: Now you see it, Now you don’t

UHPA filed an appeal in Circuit Court challenging the Hawaii Labor Relations Board order addressing Letters of Hire. In the meantime, UH Manoa Interim Chancellor Bley-Vroman has issued a “Clarification of HLRB’s Ruling on Letters of Hire," which ironically affirms UHPA’s position. It is clear the University of Hawaii has no qualms choosing which letters or parts of a letter for hire to honor or not honor. The MRI purchasing decision was made in 2012 and now the administration claims there’s no [...]

2016-06-29T14:26:39-10:00June 24, 2016|Frontpage, Legal Judicial, Newsletter|

UH Manoa Interim Chancellor’s View: Letters of Hire

Interim Chancellor Bley-Vroman's Clarification of HLRB’s Ruling on Letters of Hire On June 16, 2016, the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) sent a message to its members regarding a recent Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board (HLRB) ruling on letters of hire, also known as offer letters, for prospective faculty members. The University acknowledges and respects the position UHPA has taken and would like to take this opportunity to provide additional clarification and information on this very important issue. UH honors offer letters [...]

2016-06-29T10:25:56-10:00June 24, 2016|Frontpage, university of hawaii at manoa|

UHPA Endorses Representative Cynthia Thielen, House District 50

Representative Cynthia Thielen As a graduate of University of Hawaii, Manoa and the WSRSL, I’ve represented House District 50 (Kailua, Kaneohe Bay) in the State Legislature since 1990 and am Assistant Minority Floor Leader. I serve as ranking member of the Energy & Environmental Protection, Judiciary, and Water & Land Committees and am a member of the Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee. I also was prior Co-Chair of the Women’s Legislative Caucus and am a member of the Keiki and [...]

2018-06-13T13:15:50-10:00June 21, 2016|Political|
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