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SB 2765 ERS Relating to Investment Personnel

The Senate Committee on Labor Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:45 PM, Conference Room 229 RE: SB 2765, Relating to Investment Personnel of the Employeesʻ Retirement  System Attention: Chair Jill Tokua, Vice Chair J. Kalani English and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 2765, with amendments.  UHPA does support allowing the Board to expand its authority to appoint investment professionals reporting to the chief investment officer that are exempt [...]

2018-01-30T16:09:16-10:00January 30, 2018|2018 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 2761 EUTF Dependent Beneficiary

The Senate Committee on Labor Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:45 PM, Conference Room 229 RE: SB 2761, Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” Attention: Chair Jill Tokua, Vice Chair J. Kalani English and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 2761, that amends the definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” under Section 87A of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to clarify the eligibility of children in fund benefit [...]

2018-01-30T16:09:36-10:00January 30, 2018|2018 Testimony, EUTF, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 2047 Relating to the Institute for Astronomy

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:00 p.m., Room 309 RE: HB 2047 Relating to the Institute for Astronomy Attention:    Chair Angus McKelvey, Vice Chair Mark Hashem and                     Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes HB 2047, that transfers administrative authority, personnel, and all facilities for the Institute for Astronomy at UH Mānoa to UH Hilo. UHPA believes that this is a significant legislative breach by elected officials  that undermines [...]

2018-01-30T16:09:49-10:00January 30, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 2328 Instructional Material (OER)

The Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, January 30, 2018 1:15 pm Room 224 RE: SB 2328 Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Attention: Chair Kai Kahele, Vice Chair Donna Mercado Kim and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 2328 and requests the committee defer passage of the proposed legislation. College affordability remains a challenge for many Hawai‘i students and their families. SB 2328 seeks to require use of open educational resources (OER) as a [...]

2018-01-30T16:09:59-10:00January 29, 2018|2018 Testimony, Curriculum, Legislative, Legislative News|