The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:00 am, Room 016   RE: SB 673 Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to Amend the Manner in which Justices and Judges are Appointed ,Consented To, and Retained   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly opposes SB 673 as an unnecessary legislative incursion into the appointment and retention of district court judges. Of [...]

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:00 am, Room 016   RE: SB 249 Relating to Retirement   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee   The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly opposes SB 249. As with all previous attempts to diminish retirement benefits for judges, UHPA cannot support the erosion of benefits that assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as judges. UHPA requests that the Committee oppose [...]

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:00 am, Room 016 RE: SB 328 Proposing an Amendment to Article VI, Section 3, of the Constitution of Hawaii to Amend the Timeframe to Renew the Term of Office of a Justice or Judge and Require Consent of the Senate for a Justice or Judge to Renew a Term of Office.   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional [...]

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:00 AM, Conference Room 016 RE: SB 1114, Relating to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 1114 that amends Chapter 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as well as other statutes that assign work to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board (HLRB), to request the parties [...]

The Committee on Higher Education and the Arts Tuesday, February 7, 2017 2:00 pm, Room 224   RE: SB 134, RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI   Attention: Chair Kai Kahele, Vice Chair Michelle Kidani and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 134 relating to a statutory prohibition on smoking, tobacco use and the use of electronic smoking devices by any person on the premises of the University of Hawaiʻi.  The University already has the [...]