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SB 673 Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:00 am, Room 016   RE: SB 673 Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii to Amend the Manner in which Justices and Judges are Appointed ,Consented To, and Retained   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly opposes SB 673 as an unnecessary legislative incursion into the appointment and retention of district court judges. Of [...]

2017-02-09T08:36:12-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 249 Relating to Retirement

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:00 am, Room 016   RE: SB 249 Relating to Retirement   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee   The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly opposes SB 249. As with all previous attempts to diminish retirement benefits for judges, UHPA cannot support the erosion of benefits that assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as judges. UHPA requests that the Committee oppose [...]

2017-02-09T08:34:19-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 328 Proposing an Amendment to Article VI, Section 3, of the Constitution of Hawaii

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Wednesday, February 8, 2017 9:00 am, Room 016 RE: SB 328 Proposing an Amendment to Article VI, Section 3, of the Constitution of Hawaii to Amend the Timeframe to Renew the Term of Office of a Justice or Judge and Require Consent of the Senate for a Justice or Judge to Renew a Term of Office.   Attention: Chair Gilbert Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair Karl Rhoads and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional [...]

2017-02-09T08:32:00-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 981, Relating to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:00 AM, Conference Room 016   RE: SB 981, Relating to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board   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 981 that amends Chapter 396, Hawaii Revised Statutes, providing the HLRB the same authority already allowed under Chapter 89 regarding service of pleadings.  UHPA supports [...]

SB 1114, Relating to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor Tuesday, February 7, 2017 9:00 AM, Conference Room 016 RE: SB 1114, Relating to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board   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 1114 that amends Chapter 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as well as other statutes that assign work to the Hawaii Labor Relations Board (HLRB), to request the parties [...]

2017-02-09T08:25:00-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, 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|

SB 134, RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI

The Committee on Higher Education and the Arts Tuesday, February 7, 2017 2:00 pm, Room 224   RE: SB 134, RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIʻI   Attention: Chair Kai Kahele, Vice Chair Michelle Kidani and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 134 relating to a statutory prohibition on smoking, tobacco use and the use of electronic smoking devices by any person on the premises of the University of Hawaiʻi.  The University already has the [...]

2017-02-09T08:19:29-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

SB 406, Relating to Collective Bargaining

The Senate Committee on Judiciary and Labor and The Senate Committee on Higher Education and the Arts Thursday, February 2, 2017 1:15 PM, Conference Room 224 RE: SB 406, Relating to Collective Bargaining Attention: Chairs Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran and Kai Kahele, Vice Chairs Karl Rhoads and Michelle Kidani and Members of the Respective Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the joint Senate committee to support passage of SB 406 that amends Section 89-6 of the Hawai‘i Revised Statute to [...]

2017-02-27T20:30:15-10:00February 9, 2017|2017 Testimony, Frontpage, Legislative, Legislative News|

HB 232, RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Thursday, February 9, 2017 8:30 am, Room 309   RE: HB 232, RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 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 HB 232, which encourages the parties to a collective bargaining agreement to negotiate in a manner that effectuates the purpose of Chapter 89. Such purpose includes recognizing that public employees [...]

HB 810, Relating to Collective Bargaining

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment Tuesday, February 7, 2017 10:00 am, Room 309 RE: HB 810, Relating to Collective Bargaining 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 810. Chapter 89-9, Hawaii Revised Statutes, outlines the scope of negotiations and consultation and Chapter 89-11, Hawaii Revised Statutes, outlines the resolution of disputes and impasse procedures between [...]

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