UHPA 2016 LEGISLATIVE REPORT
The Board of Directors approved the legislative priorities at their November 7, 2015 meeting. The BOD’s determined that “Friedrichs” was “most critical” followed by the Cancer Center, Facilities, and Regent selection process. The BOD included ERS and EUTF and monitoring of State Ethics Laws, Campaign Finance and any bills that impact faculty. The 2016 legislative session began January 20, 2016 with dismal prospects of funding or support for faculty throughout the University of Hawai‘i system. What was not evident at the onset [...]