February 2022 (Archives)

Joint Statement Issued On Workload Policies

Joint Statement of the University of Hawai‘i (UH) and the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) on systemwide guidance for the promulgation of workload policies and workload assignments. February 22, 2022 As a result of a UHPA Class Grievance filed on April 30, 2019 challenging the process used to make revisions to a workload policy by a particular college at one of the UH’s four (4) year campus, the Vice President of Academic Strategy at the time wanted to make sure no [...]

2022-02-18T16:54:33-10:00February 22, 2022|AM Newsflash, Frontpage, Newsletter, System Policy|

BOR Drops The PIG And The Curtain Gets Pulled Back

At Thursday's (2/17/2022) BOR meeting, the BOR voted to adopt the Report of the Senate Concurrent Resolution 201 (2021) Task Force and to disregard the findings and recommendations of the dissolved Tenure PIG (Permitted Interaction Group).  By the BORʻs vote on Thursday, it sends a clear message to the Senate that the BOR doesnʻt support the action proposed by the Findings and Recommendations of the Dissolved BOR Tenure PIG. Moreover, as a governing body that by Constitution is granted authority, power, and [...]

2022-02-18T12:53:16-10:00February 18, 2022|Legislative, Midday News Flash, Newsletter|

Senator Fevellaʻs Alternative Facts

Where Does He Get This From? Based on last weekʻs Senate HRE hearing on SB 3269, SD 1, UHPA performed its own due diligence in researching various statements and comments offered by Senator Kurt Fevella when he questioned testifiers by making the statement “I donʻt know what they was <sic> reading?”  No, Taxpayers Don’t Pay for All of UH In Senator Fevellaʻs public statement that “...the State of Hawaii is the only one that pays for everything by the taxpayer” we can [...]

2022-02-18T12:54:55-10:00February 18, 2022|Legislative, Midday News Flash, Newsletter|

Mystery Remains on Hearing’s Details

Re: SB 3269 SD 1 Where is Jan Sullivan’s Missing Testimony? While an NFL Superbowl LVI Champion was crowned, restaurants and florists inundated with reservations and deliveries on Valentines Day meet the challenge, and as the US moved up from 6th place to 3rd place on the 2022 Winter Olympic medal counts, there is still no posting, access, or availability on the Hawaii State Legislature’s website to obtain former Board of Regent member Jan Sullivan’s testimony on SB 3269, SD 1.  Since [...]

2022-02-15T12:07:39-10:00February 15, 2022|Legislative, Midday News Flash, Newsletter|

A Sham of a Hearing (SB 3269 SD 1)

The Facts of What Really Happened We went through the recording of the SB3269 hearing and pulled out important soundbites you need to know. In UHPA’s opinion, this was an example of collusion at its finest and the epitome of a rigged hearing. There was unanimous written opposition to the bill. Its sole support came from former Board of Regents (BOR) member Jan Sullivan whose written testimony continues to remain elusive and invisible.  We’ve extensively hyperlinked to relevant sections of the videotaped [...]

2022-02-11T18:31:59-10:00February 11, 2022|Evening Newsflash, Legislative, Newsletter|

TODAY: Watch SB3269’s hearing LIVE

The Moment Has Arrived Today at 3pm, the Committee on Higher Education will be holding a public hearing and broadcasting it live via YouTube.  Democracy Belongs to Those That Show Up One silver lining of COVID restrictions is that we can now all attend public hearings remotely.   Use this opportunity to virtually show up.  Go to this YouTube link at 3pm today and let it play on your desktop or mobile device.  Let’s Break Youtube Viewing Records A quick glance of [...]

2022-02-10T11:24:40-10:00February 10, 2022|Legislative, Midday News Flash, Newsletter|

Don’t Play Sen. Donna Mercado Kim’s Game

Sen. Donna Mercado Kim is at it again. SB 3269, SD 1, a revised version of the bill relating to academic tenure at the UH, stealthily attempts to diminish the recognition and importance over the cornerstones of academia - namely academic governance, shared governance, and academic consultation of UH faculty.  The bill will ultimately undermine the existing UH shared governance structure that ensures that faculty rights are protected and more importantly that faculty voice is recognized.  It's an unprecedented and underhanded attempt [...]

2022-02-08T15:24:26-10:00February 8, 2022|Frontpage, Legislative, Newsletter|

Take Action Now on SB 3269

Hearing Set for Thursday at 3:00pm We told you that Senator Donna Mercado Kim was going to pull a fast one on  SB 3269 and here it is: she introduced an amendment earlier with SB 3269, SD1 and it's scheduled for a hearing this Thursday, February 10, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. in Conference Room 229 and video conference. Our Analysis of SD1 Will Be Posted UHPA is currently analyzing the changes made to SB 3269, SD1, and will be posting our analysis [...]

2022-02-07T20:13:47-10:00February 7, 2022|Frontpage, Legislative, Newsletter|

Don’t let DMK Pull A Fast One on US

Take Action Right Now If You Care About UH’s Future UHPA has received reliable intel that the Senate Committee on Higher Education (HRE) will be scheduling SB 3269 for a hearing early next week and HRE Chair Senator Donna Mercado Kim plans to post the hearing notice late Friday (2/4/22) evening. Your Testimony is a Must We need you to submit written testimony and/or testify via videoconference and you must do so at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hearing.  Pulling [...]

2022-02-04T07:01:07-10:00February 3, 2022|Frontpage, Legislative, News Flash, Newsletter|

Sample Template Published for SB3269

Record Breaking Attendance  Mahalo to the close to 500 faculty members who participated in the UHPA Emergency Briefing on SB 3269 yesterday.  We hope that the information we shared provides the background and context you need to prepare your letters, emails, and eventually, testimony, to kill SB 3269. Email template developed We understand that this is a complex measure, and in following up on some of the requests from faculty at the Briefing, please find a copy of a SB3269 template for [...]

2022-02-03T18:20:03-10:00February 3, 2022|Frontpage, Legislative, News Flash, Newsletter|
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