Finally a settlement regarding the 2016 dual holiday of Kuhio Day and Good Friday. Faculty members (11 month) who accumulate vacation shall be granted an additional day of vacation leave. All other faculty members who do not accumulate vacation( i.e. 9 month, 11 month, and faculty on “off-duty plan”) shall observe a second holiday that must be taken by December 31, 2016. There is a procedure for establishing a mutually agreed to day.  Please review the Memorandum of Understanding for details.

The UH Manoa Faculty Senate has passed a resolution encouraging potential new faculty that they consult an attorney or UHPA before accepting a job offer. UH’s position that Letters of Hire may be unilaterally changed is of grave concern for all job applicants that may be interested in coming to any campus. The position taken by UH discourages the recruitment of new faculty.

If you are planning to retire this year, please refer to the schedule for individual counseling/filing sessions on the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) website under Members Retirement Planning http://ers.ehawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Oahu-Fall-20151.pdf. Employees wanting to request an individual counseling session on O‘ahu should call ERS at 586-1735, as the individual counseling sessions are filling up fast.  A registration form is also available on the last page of the ERS Counseling Appointments for Employees Retiring schedule.  On the form, please enter the last 4-digits of your [...]

The 2015 Island Flex Open Enrollment period is scheduled from March 9, 2015 through April 30, 2015. Island Flex is a flexible spending program that allows employees to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with TAX FREE money. Employees currently enrolled in Island Flex will need to re-enroll during the open enrollment period to continue participating in the program. The state's third-party administrator will be conducting informational workshops throughout the state.  Employees are invited to attend and may use [...]