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SEN LBR SCR 111/SR 69 HLRB

The Senate Committee on Labor Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 2:45 PM, Conference Room 229 RE: SCR 111/SR 69 Urging the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board... Attention: Chair Jill Tokua, Vice Chair J. Kalani English and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) strongly encourages the committee to support S.C.R  NO.111. Support affirms that the purpose of Chapter 89, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes should continue to ensure exclusive representatives have the financial resources that support collective bargaining. Hawai‘i has long [...]

HOU LAB HCR 122/HR106 HLRB

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, March 27, 201810:00 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: HCR 122/HR 106 Urging 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) strongly encourages the committee to support H.C.R  NO.122. Support affirms that the purpose of Chapter 89, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes should continue to ensure exclusive representatives have the financial resources that support collective bargaining. Hawai‘i [...]

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|

HOU LAB SB2761, SD2 EUTF “Dependent-Beneficiary”

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment March 20, 2018 10:00 AM, Conference Room 309 RE: SB 2761 SD2, Relating to the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund Definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” 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 2761 SD2, that amends the definition of “Dependent-Beneficiary” under Section 87A of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, to clarify the eligibility of [...]

2018-03-19T11:25:23-10:00March 19, 2018|2018 Testimony, EUTF, Legislative, Legislative News|

SEN SB2585, SD2, HD1 Relating to CB, Grad Students

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, March 20, 2018 2:10 PM, Conference Room 309 RE: SB 2585, SD2, HD1 Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention:    Chair Angus McKelvey, Vice Chair Mark Hashem an Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 2585, SD2, HD1 that amends Section 89-6 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statute to create bargaining unit 15, allowing full-time graduate students employed at the University of Hawai‘i to [...]

SEN GOV HB 1932, HD1 Emergency Rules by Agency

The Senate Committee on Government Operations Tuesday, March 20, 2018 2:50 PM, Conference Room 224 RE: HB 1932, HD1 Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair Russell E. Ruderman and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932, HD1. HB 1932, HD1 is designed to ensure that when unexpected events arise that the appropropriate state agencies are authorized to adopt emergency rules that temporarily address [...]

HOU HED SB 2328 SD2 Instructional Materials (OER)

The House Committee on Higher Education Tuesday, March 13, 2018 2:00 PM, Conference Room 309 RE: SB 2328 SD 2 Relating to the University of Hawai‘i Attention: Chair Angus McKelvey, Vice Chair Mark Hashem and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support SB 2328 SD2, which establishes the University of Hawai‘i open educational resources task force in an effort to make college more affordable by focusing on, or reducing the costs of [...]

HOU FIN HB 1932, HD1 Emergency Rules by Agencies

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00 AM, Conference Room 308 RE: HB 1932, HD1, Relating to Emergency Rules by Agencies Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committees support for HB 1932, HD1. HB 1932, HD1 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 [...]

HOU FIN HB 1929, HD1 HLRB Emergency Rules

The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:00 AM, Conference Room 308 RE: HB 1929, HD1 Relating to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to pass HB 1929, HD1.  HB 1929, HD1 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 [...]

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|