The House Committee on Finance Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:00 p.m.,  Room 308 RE: RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Scott Nishimoto and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to oppose HB 1625, HD1.  It is a proposal that substantially alters the ability of the University of Hawai‘i and its faculty members to determine the direction and means to advance research programs. It inappropriately broadens the scope of legislative oversight [...]

The Committee on Government Operations and The Committee on Higher Education and the Arts Tuesday, February 16, 2016 2:15 p.m., Room 414 RE: SB 2399, Relating to the Research Corporation of The University of Hawai‘i  Attention: Chairs Donna Kim and Brian Taniguchi, Vice Chairs Les Ihara and Lorraine Inouye and Members of the Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) strongly urges both committees to oppose SB 2399. This bill would deliver two devastating blows to the State of Hawai‘i. First, it [...]