The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, February 16, 2016 2:02 p.m.,  Room 309 RE: HB 1625, HD1, Relating to The University of Hawai‘i Attention:    Chair Isaac Choy, Vice Chair Linda Ichiyama 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 Hawaii and its faculty members to determine the direction and means to advance research programs. It inappropriately [...]

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 [...]