February 2018 (Archives)

HOU LAB HB 2334 EUTF Dependent Beneficiary

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 13, 2018 9:45 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 2334, Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust      Fund Definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of HB 2334, that amends the definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” under Section 87A of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to clarify the eligibility of [...]

2018-02-12T11:30:56-10:00February 12, 2018|2018 Testimony, EUTF, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 3004 Prohibition on Smoking, Tobacco and Electronic Smoking Devices

The Committees on: Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health; Higher Education; and Labor Thursday, February 8, 2018 1:15  PM, Conference Room 224 RE: SB 3004 Relating to Health Attention:  Chairs:  Rosalyn Baker, Kai Kahele, and Jill Tokuda; Vice Chairs: Jill Tokuda, Donna Mercado Kim and Kalani English and  Members of the respective Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 3004 relating to a statutory prohibition on smoking, tobacco use and the use of electronic smoking devices by any person [...]

2018-02-07T13:16:38-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1932 HLRB Emergency Rules y Agencies

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 409 RE: HB 1932 Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932. HB 1932 is designed to ensure that when unexpected events arise that the appropropriate state agencies are authorized to adopt emergency rules that temporarily address the circumstances. UHPA [...]

2018-02-07T09:11:44-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1930 Collective Bargaining DFR

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 1930 Relating to Public Employees Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) strongly encourages the committee to support HB 1930 as a means to ensure the financial integrity of UHPA so that it may fulfill its statutory duty to represent faculty members.  On February 26, 2018, the United State [...]

HB 1929 HLRB Emergency Rules

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 1929 Relating to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to pass HB 1929.  HB 1929 recognizes there are circumstances that necessitate a proactive approach to allowing a duly established state entity, the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board, to have emergency rulemaking [...]

2018-02-07T09:01:58-10:00February 7, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 2114 HD1 Permissive

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 9:00 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 2114 Relating to Collective Bargaining  Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support HB 2114, with amendments as suggested by HGEA.  This will bring clarity to Chapter 89 by recognizing that negotiations may take place on the effect and consequences of management  decisions relating to [...]

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