Legislative News Archives - Page 2 of 16 - University of Hawaii Professional Assembly

Legislative Update Newsletter Launches

Aloha UHPA Members, Starting this week, UHPA will be sending out up-to-date notices as often as every Thursday about legislation, testimony and hearing notices that directly impacts faculty. We’ll only publish articles about issues that affects you and we’ll explain why. On “slow weeks”, we won’t be sending anything out, so when you see an email with “Legislative Update”, you’ll know it’s worth your time. Our seed list of subscribers are UHPA Board Members and UHPA Faculty Reps, but all UHPA members [...]

Sarah Beamer2019-02-11T12:17:09-10:00February 8, 2019|Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News, Newsletter|

Collective Bargaing Cost Items – ON IT

The House and Senate have introduced Bills to ensure that all cost items agreed upon will be included in the 2019 budget. Both Bills have passed through their first committees. We will keep you updated.

Sarah Beamer2019-02-11T12:16:47-10:00February 8, 2019|2019 Testimony, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News, Newsletter|

Higher Ed/WAM Joint Briefing Wed. Dec. 19, 2018

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING DATE: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 TIME: 1:30 P.M. PLACE: Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street A G E N D A The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive an update on the University of Hawai’i system. Topics to be discussed will include, but are not [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-12-12T10:22:07-10:00December 12, 2018|Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

UHPA Celebrates Representative Lisa Kitagawa

UHPA Celebrates One of Their Own Newly elected Representative Lisa Kitagawa represents State House District 48. Lisa was born and raised in Kāne‘ohe where her family has lived for over four generations. Lisa is a public school graduate of Castle High School (1998) and continued her education at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Kitagawa received her Bachelor of Science degree in Family Resources and her Masters degree in Higher Education Administration. For 12 years Kitagawa was employed at UH Manoa. She [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-12-03T09:34:01-10:00November 29, 2018|Frontpage, Legislative News, Newsletter|

UHPA Congratulates Senator Keohokalole

UHPA Congratulates Another One of Its Own Senator Jarrett Keohokalole Newly elected Senator Jarrett Keohokalole was elected to the Kāne‘ohe District 24 Senate seat vacated by Senator Jill Tokuda. We congratulate Jarrett on his commitment to walk his Senate District and meet every person who would stop and engage with him in conversation. We appreciate that he walked the District four times to establish his commitment to be visible and represent well his constituency. Jarrett comes from a long family history in [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-11-29T13:44:19-10:00November 29, 2018|Frontpage, Legislative News, Newsletter|

UHPA Stands in Solidarity with Hotel Workers

UHPA stands in solidarity with the hotel workers who have been without a contract and believes the request of the 2,700 hotel workers on Oahu and Maui for fair wages and better working conditions is fair and reasonable.

Sarah Beamer2024-02-21T16:48:24-10:00October 11, 2018|Collective Bargaining, Frontpage, Newsletter|

SEN WAM HB2114 HD2 SD1 Permissive

The Senate Committee on Ways and Means Thursday, March 29, 2018 10:50 AM, Conference Room 211 RE: HB 2114, HD2, SD1 Relating to Collective Bargaining 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 HB 2114, HD2, SD1 This will bring clarity to Chapter 89 by recognizing that negotiations may take place on the effect and consequences of management decisions relating to [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-03-28T09:50:58-10:00March 28, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

SEN JUD HB1932 HD1 SD1 Agency Emergency Rule Making

The Senate Committee on Judiciary Thursday, March 29, 2018 9:30 AM, Conference Room 016 RE: HB 1932, HD1, SD1, Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Brian Taniguchi, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932, HD1, SD1 with recommended amendments. HB 1932, HD1, SD1 is designed to ensure that when unexpected events arise that the appropropriate state agencies are authorized to adopt emergency rules [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-03-28T09:48:19-10:00March 28, 2018|2018 Testimony, Chapter 89, Legislative, Legislative News|

HOU FIN SB 2373 SD1 HD1 Permissive

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:00 PM, Conference Room 308 RE: SB 2373 SD1 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 SB 2373 SD1 HD1 which brings 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. [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-03-27T07:53:28-10:00March 27, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

HOU FIN SB 2990 SD2 HD1 Family Leave

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, March 28, 2018 4:00 PM, Conference Room 308 RE: SB 2990 SD2 HD1 Relating to Family Leave 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 SB 2990, SD2, HD1. SB 2990 SD2, HD1 is designed to establish a paid family leave special fund with a paid family implementation board tasked with developing the appropriate family leave model and [...]

Sarah Beamer2018-03-27T07:50:45-10:00March 27, 2018|2018 Testimony, Legislative, Legislative News|

Office Hours

Address

Contact

Quick Links

Member Benefits

How to Join

Contact Us

Office Hours

Address

Contact

Quick Links