March 2022 (Archives)

UHPA Members Notice of Annual Membership Meeting 2022

Zoom webinar registration links have been sent via email. Please check your inbox for a copy of the below and a link to register. UHPA MEMBERS NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly will hold its  48th Annual Membership Meeting via Zoom:   Friday, April 22, 2022 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. As an UHPA member you will be sent an invitation via email to join us for UHPA’s virtual Annual Meeting as we present UHPA’s new Board Members [...]

2022-03-24T17:08:14-10:00March 29, 2022|Frontpage, Meetings, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

HMSA Hosting EUTF Online Webinar

UHPA received this announcement from HMSA and is directly passing it on to our members. Do you have questions about your HMSA health plan benefits or want to learn how you can get the most out of your plan? Join us to learn about:  Health plan options.How your health plan works.Online resources and tools to help you manage your plan.Ways to save money.Well-being programs. Click any of the links below to register: Wednesday, April 20 10–10:30 a.m.Wednesday, April 27 6–6:30 p.m.Wednesday, May [...]

2022-03-23T12:53:03-10:00March 22, 2022|ERS/EUTF, Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

Big News on SB3269: Faculty Made a Difference!

Faculty Made a Difference!SB 3269, SD2 - House Will NOT Hold Hearing on Tenure Bill UHPA was notified today by Representative Gregg Takayama, Chair of the House Committee on Higher Education and Technology, that he will NOT hold a hearing on SB 3269 SD2 Relating to Academic Tenure at the University of Hawai‘i. Representative Takayama shared that he reviewed the many pages of testimony from the Senate hearings, and took to heart your concerns and perspectives on tenure that unequivocally expressed opposition [...]

2022-03-28T11:19:35-10:00March 18, 2022|Legislative, Midday News Flash, Newsletter|

UHPA Endorses Green for Governor and Luke for Lt. Governor

University of Hawaii Professional Assembly Faculty Members Adopt a New Approach to Endorsements for Governor and Lieutenant Governor The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA), the union that represents about 3,200 faculty at all 10 University of Hawai‘i campuses statewide, is approaching its endorsements for governor and lieutenant governor differently this year. The union today announced it is endorsing Joshua Green for governor and Sylvia Luke for lieutenant governor. “The role of the lieutenant governor has significantly evolved thanks in large part [...]

2022-03-16T17:38:30-10:00March 16, 2022|Evening Newsflash, Governor, Newsletter, Political|

Big Mahalo to Senators Karl Rhoads and Brian Taniguchi

Courage, exemplified It takes courage to go against the grain and to stand up for what is right. Mahalo to Sen. Karl Rhoads and Sen. Brian Taniguchi for voting “no” on SB 3269 SD 2, relating to academic tenure of faculty. These two bravely called out the elephant in the room rather than simply go with the flow by voting in favor of the bill with 23 other senators. Mahalo to Sen. Rhoads and Sen. Taniguchi for standing with faculty and not [...]

2022-03-11T16:48:23-10:00March 11, 2022|Evening Newsflash, Legislative, Newsletter|

Senators Working Hard To Undo The Success We’ve Achieved

Autonomy Revisited:Today’s Senate Has Strayed Off the Path Established 30 Years Ago As Hawaii’s legislative session reaches the halfway mark and bills cross over between the House and Senate, it’s a good time to reflect on what has been transpiring to date. In the heat of the day-to-day, rough-and-tumble battles that occur with the various legislative committees, we often do not have the luxury to take a deeper, historical look at how the decisions and actions of certain legislators have deviated from [...]

2022-03-11T16:47:23-10:00March 11, 2022|Evening Newsflash, Newsletter, Opinion|

SB 3269, SD 1 Now On Life Support

Your Faculty Voices Made All the DIfference A total of 227 pages of passionate and explicit written testimony was submitted on SB 3269, SD1, and all testifiers were in opposition to the proposed legislation.  There was not even one written testimony that was submitted in support, including from past and present Board of Regent members who testified at the first hearing.  The strong outpouring of written opposition from the faculty definitely had a major impact since the bill had to be majorly [...]

2022-03-04T18:03:01-10:00March 4, 2022|Evening Newsflash, Newsletter|

Legislative Bill to Obliterate UH Tenure System Moving Forward

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means is holding a hearing on SB 3269 SD1, relating to academic tenure as a last-ditch effort to keep this bill on academic tenure alive during this legislative session. The hearing is scheduled for Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10:10 am. Need Your Urgent Support The Senate continues to push their modus operandi by using alternative facts to justify that tenure is supported by tax dollars and restricting tenure leads to cost savings which is absolutely [...]

2022-03-02T13:01:15-10:00March 2, 2022|Midday News Flash, Newsletter|
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