The Committee on Judiciary and Labor and The Committee on Higher Education and The Arts Thursday, February 11, 2016 1:15 p.m., Room 224 RE: SB 2398, Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention:           Chairs Gilbert Keith­Agaran and Brian Taniguchi, Vice Chairs Maile Shimabukuro and Lorraine Inouye and Members of the Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees to support passage of SB 2398 that amends Section 89 ­6 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statute to advance [...]

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, February 9, 2016 2:00 p.m., Room 309 RE: HB 1940, HD1, Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention: Chair Isaac Choy, Vice Chair Linda Ichiyama and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee support passage of HB 1940, HD1, that amends Section 89­6 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statute to advance the interests of graduate assistants. These employees are essential to instruction and research that contributes to the overall success of [...]

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 2, 2016 9:30 a.m.,  Rm 309 RE: HB1940, Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention:    Chair Mark Nakashima, Vice Chair Jarrett Keohokalole and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of HB1940 that amends Section 89-6 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statute to advance the interests of graduate assistants.  These employees are essential to instruction and research that contributes to the overall success of the University [...]

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 2, 2016 9:30 am,  Room 309 RE: HB 1685, Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Attention:    Chair Mark Nakashima, Vice Chair Jarrett Keohokalole and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to oppose passage of HB1685 as it prohibits the University of Hawai‘i from seeking the highly qualified faculty in a highly competitive vocation. There are relatively few members of the faculty who qualify at this [...]

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 2, 2016 9:30 a.m.,  Room 309 RE: HB1556, Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Attention:    Chair Mark Nakashima, Vice Chair Jarrett Keohokalole and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support the passage of HB1556 that provides faculty the opportunity to serve their communities not only as an educator but as a public servant. The value added to the student of a faculty member [...]