February 2020 (Archives)

UHPA Appoints Dwight Takeno

Dwight Takeno Named Associate Executive Director of University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) Dwight Takeno, who has nearly 30 years of human resources, public administration and union leadership experience, has been named an Associate Executive Director with the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA), the union representing 3,700 faculty across 10 University of Hawaii campuses statewide. His appointment became effective Feb. 10, 2020. “We are fortunate to have someone of Dwight’s caliber as part of our team,” said Christian Fern, UHPA Executive [...]

2020-02-11T11:36:59-10:00February 11, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Why does UHPA get involved with political endorsements?

Mention the term, “political endorsements” to some faculty, and you may get a virulent reaction. These faculty may believe we should not have to stoop to being involved with such dirty, messy processes. Unfortunately, that may be the same reason many in Hawaii do not actively engage in the political process and voter turnout remains low, even with our state’s change to mail-in ballots. Some may see the political process as a waste of time and not worthy of their time and [...]

2020-02-03T11:19:13-10:00February 3, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, Political|

Political Party Organizing is Underway in Hawai‘i

Democratic Party Precinct Meetings The Precinct meetings, where the election of Precinct & District officers as well as the delegates to State & County Conventions, will take place on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 6:30 – 8:30 PM at various locations across the state. You will be able to find a complete listing of those locations on the Party’s website www.hawaiidemocrats.org in January 2020 as well as in the ads that will run on Sunday, February 9, 2020 in your county's paper [...]

2020-02-03T11:34:21-10:00February 3, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, Political|
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