The Committees on: Commerce, Consumer Protection and Health; Higher Education; and Labor Thursday, February 8, 2018 1:15  PM, Conference Room 224 RE: SB 3004 Relating to Health Attention:  Chairs:  Rosalyn Baker, Kai Kahele, and Jill Tokuda; Vice Chairs: Jill Tokuda, Donna Mercado Kim and Kalani English and  Members of the respective Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 3004 relating to a statutory prohibition on smoking, tobacco use and the use of electronic smoking devices by any person [...]

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 409 RE: HB 1932 Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932. HB 1932 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 [...]

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 8, 2018 10:30 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HB 1929 Relating to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Aaron Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to pass HB 1929.  HB 1929 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 [...]

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:00 p.m., Room 309 RE: HB 2047 Relating to the Institute for Astronomy Attention:    Chair Angus McKelvey, Vice Chair Mark Hashem and                     Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes HB 2047, that transfers administrative authority, personnel, and all facilities for the Institute for Astronomy at UH Mānoa to UH Hilo. UHPA believes that this is a significant legislative breach by elected officials  that undermines [...]