2018 Testimony (Archives)

HOU HED SB 2328 SD2 Instructional Materials (OER)

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, March 13, 2018 2:00 PM, Conference Room 309 RE: SB 2328 SD 2 Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Attention: Chair Angus McKelvey, Vice Chair Mark Hashem and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support SB 2328 SD2, which establishes the University of Hawai‘i open educational resources task force in an effort to make college more affordable by focusing on, or reducing the costs of [...]

HOU FIN HB 1932, HD1 Emergency Rules by Agencies

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00 AM, Conference Room 308 RE: HB 1932, HD1, Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932, HD1. HB 1932, HD1 is designed to ensure that when unexpected events arise that the appropropriate state agencies are authorized to adopt emergency rules that temporarily address the circumstances. UHPA [...]

HOU FIN HB 1929, HD1 HLRB Emergency Rules

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00 AM, Conference Room 308 RE: HB 1929, HD1 Relating to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to pass HB 1929, HD1.  HB 1929, HD1 recognizes there are circumstances that necessitate a proactive approach to allowing a duly established state entity, the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board, to have emergency rulemaking [...]

SEN WAM SB2765 SD1, Investment Personnel, ERS

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means Friday, February 23, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 229 RE: SB 2765 SD 1, Relating to Investment Personnel of the Employeesʻ Retirement System Attention: Chair Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 2765 SD 1. UHPA had the opportunity to meet with the ERS Actuarial Consultant, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS), [...]

2018-02-22T09:05:53-10:00February 22, 2018|2018 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

HOU FIN HB 2114, HD1 Collective Bargaining Permissive Language

The House Committee on Finance Thursday, February 22, 2018 1:30 PM, Conference Room 308 RE: HB 2114, HD1 Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support HB 2114, HD1.  This will bring clarity to Chapter 89 by recognizing that negotiations may take place on the effect and consequences of management  decisions relating to the terms and conditions of employment. In [...]

HOU FIN HB 2165 HD1 Promise Program

The House Committee on Finance Thursday, February 22, 2018 12:30 PM, Conference Room 308 RE: HB 2165 HD1 Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Promise Program Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) requests the Finance Committee’s support for HB 2165, HD1.  For many of our students, even a small amount of funds can make a difference in keeping them engaged in learning and moving toward meeting their [...]

2018-02-21T10:58:50-10:00February 21, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

SEN Labor and Judiciary SB 2369 Proposed SD1 Relating to DFR

The Senate Committee on Labor The Senate Committee on Judiciary Thursday, February 15, 2018 2:45 PM, Conference Room 229 RE: SB 2369 Proposed SD1 Relating to Public Employees Attention: Chairs Jill Tokua, Brian Taniguchi; Vice Chairs J. Kalani English, Karl Rhoads and members of the respective Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) strongly encourages the committees to support SB 2369 S.D.1 as a means to ensure the financial integrity of UHPA so it may fulfill its statutory duty to represent [...]

SEN HRE SB 2865 INSTITUTE FOR ASTRONOMY

The House Committee on Higher Education and Ways and Means Thursday, February 15, 2018 10:00 AM, Room 211 RE: SB 2865 Relating to the Institute for Astronomy Attention: Chairs Kai Kahele and Donovan Dela Cruz, Vice Chairs, Donna Mercado Kim and Gilbert Keith-Agaran and Members of the respective Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 2865, that transfers administrative authority, personnel, and all facilities for the Institute for Astronomy at UH Mānoa to UH Hilo. UHPA believes that [...]

2018-02-13T11:47:27-10:00February 13, 2018|2018 Testimony, Facilities, Legislative, Legislative News|

HOU HED HB 2165 Relating to Promise Program

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, February 13,  2018 2:10 PM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 2165 Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Promise Program Attention:    Chair Angus McKelvey, Vice Chair Mark Hashem and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) requests that the committee support HB 2165.  For many of our students, even a small amount of funds can make a difference in keeping them engaged in learning and moving toward meeting their educational goals. [...]

2018-02-12T11:53:37-10:00February 12, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative News|

HOU LAB HB 2334 EUTF Dependent Beneficiary

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 13, 2018 9:45 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 2334, Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust      Fund Definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of HB 2334, that amends the definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” under Section 87A of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to clarify the eligibility of [...]

2018-02-12T11:30:56-10:00February 12, 2018|2018 Testimony, EUTF, Legislative, Legislative News|
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