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HOU LAB SB2765, SD1 ERS Investment Personnel

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment March 20, 2018 10:00 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: SB 2765 SD 1, Relating to Investment Personnel of the Employeesʻ Retirement System 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 SB 2765 SD 1. In January, UHPA had the opportunity to meet with the ERS Actuarial Consultant, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company (GRS), to [...]

2018-03-19T11:28:37-10:00March 19, 2018|2018 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

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|

SB 2765 ERS Relating to Investment Personnel

The Senate Committee on Labor Tuesday, January 30, 2018 2:45 PM, Conference Room 229 RE: SB 2765, Relating to Investment Personnel of the Employeesʻ Retirement  System Attention: Chair Jill Tokua, Vice Chair J. Kalani English and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 2765, with amendments.  UHPA does support allowing the Board to expand its authority to appoint investment professionals reporting to the chief investment officer that are exempt [...]

2018-01-30T16:09:16-10:00January 30, 2018|2018 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 249, SD2, HD1, Relating to Retirement

The House Committee on Finance Tuesday, April 4, 2017 2:00 pm, Room 308 Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 249 SD2, HD1.  As with all previous attempts to diminish retirement benefits for judges, UHPA cannot support the erosion of benefits that normally assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as judges. UHPA requests that the Committee oppose SB 249 SD2, HD1. Respectfully submitted, Kristeen [...]

2017-04-04T09:03:45-10:00April 4, 2017|2017 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1182, HD1, SD1, RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM

The Committee on Ways and Means Tuesday, March 28, 2017 1:30 pm, Room 211 Attention: Chair Jill Tokuda, Vice Chair Donovan Dela Cruz and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) continues to request support for the intent of HB 1182, HD1, requiring the Employeesʻ Retirement System (ERS) actuary to perform annual stress tests of the system and the ERS Board to submit annual reports of the tests to the legislature as we previously testified. Due to market [...]

2017-04-04T08:32:15-10:00April 4, 2017|2017 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 249 SD2 Relating to Retirement

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, March 21, 2017 10:00 am, Room 309 Attention: Chair Aaron Ling Johanson, Vice Chair Daniel Holt and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly opposes SB 249 SD2.  As with all previous attempts to diminish retirement benefits for judges, UHPA cannot support the erosion of benefits that normally assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as judges. UHPA requests that the Committee oppose SB 249 SD2. Respectfully submitted, Kristeen [...]

2017-04-04T07:58:45-10:00April 4, 2017|2017 Testimony, ERS, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1182, HD1, Relating to Employees’ Retirement System

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, February 22, 2017 3:00 pm, Room 308 Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) supports the intent of HB 1182, HD1, requiring the Employeesʻ Retirement System (ERS) actuary to perform annual stress tests of the system and the ERS Board to submit annual reports of the tests to the legislature. Due to market indicators nationally, the ERS Board had previously taken a responsible approach [...]

2017-02-24T14:33:45-10:00February 24, 2017|2017 Testimony, ERS, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 1047, Relating to the Employeesʻ Retirement System

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:00 AM, Conference Room 016 RE: SB 1047, Relating to the Employeesʻ Retirement System Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 1047, requiring the Employeeesʻ Retirement System (ERS) actuary to perform annual stress tests of the system and the ERS Board to submit annual reports of the tests to the [...]

2017-02-09T08:22:18-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, ERS, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 1182, Relating to Employees’ Retirement System

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 9, 2017 8:30 am, Room 309 RE: HB 1182, Relating to Employees’ Retirement System Attention:    Chair Aaron Ling 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 1182, requiring the Employeeesʻ Retirement System (ERS) actuary to perform annual stress tests of the system and the ERS Board to submit annual reports of the tests [...]

2017-02-08T15:50:24-10:00February 8, 2017|2017 Testimony, ERS, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

HCR 170/HR 120 Urging EUTF to Divest from Fossil Fuel Investments

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:30 a.m., Room 309 RE: HCR 170/HR 120 Urging The Employees' Retirement System and Employer–Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) to Divest from Fossil Fuel Investments Attention:    Chair Mark Nakashima, Vice Chair Jarrett Keohokalole and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) supports the intent of these resolutions, which are urging the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and EUTF to divest the majority interest of their respective [...]

2016-11-14T13:53:56-10:00March 23, 2016|2016 Testimony, ERS, EUTF, Legislative News|
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