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UHPA Members Notice of Annual Membership Meeting 2022

Zoom webinar registration links have been sent via email. Please check your inbox for a copy of the below and a link to register. UHPA MEMBERS NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly will hold its  48th Annual Membership Meeting via Zoom:   Friday, April 22, 2022 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. As an UHPA member you will be sent an invitation via email to join us for UHPA’s virtual Annual Meeting as we present UHPA’s new Board Members [...]

2022-03-24T17:08:14-10:00March 29, 2022|Frontpage, Meetings, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Linda Sawai retiring, Joseph Sam joins UHPA

Linda Sawai Retiring in December;  Joseph Sam to Succeed Her as UHPA Associate Executive Director A strong leadership team is critically important for the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. At every turn, there are new challenges facing UH faculty. UHPA must constantly be vigilant, anticipate what’s ahead, and be prepared to take action. Linda is a Backbone of UHPA Linda Sawai Linda Sawai has been a vital member of our leadership team as an Associate Executive Director.  Hired by past Executive Director [...]

2021-08-20T13:25:33-10:00August 20, 2021|Frontpage, Monday Report, UHPA Organizational|

Political Action Fund Objection

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) has an active Political Endorsement Committee that has participated in state & federal elections through political endorsements, contributions to candidates and independent expenditures on behalf of our endorsed candidates. The UHPA Board of Directors has taken action to allocate from the dues of all UHPA Active members an amount of $5.00 a month to be placed in a Political Action Fund. The Fund will be subject to the accounting requirements and used for purposes consistent [...]

Meet your newest Board of Directors

UHPA Welcomes New Board of Directors Elections of the New UHPA Board of Directors were announced at the UHPA Annual Membership Meeting held on Zoom, Friday, April 23, 2021 at 11:30 AM. UH Manoa Welcomes: Vaness Chong Reza Ghorbani Frankie Hale Vicki Szymczak Leeward Community College Welcomes: Michael Oishi Maui College Welcomes: Nani Azman Re-elected to the UHPA Board of Directors were also announced: UH Manoa - David Duffy UH West Oahu - Alphie Garcia Kapiolani Community College - Susan Jaworowski Please [...]

2021-04-26T09:15:59-10:00April 25, 2021|BOD, Frontpage, Monday Report, UHPA Organizational|

In Memoriam: UHPA’s First Executive Director Jerome “Jerry” Comcowich

UHPA joins others in mourning the loss of Jerome “Jerry” Comcowich, a retired UH faculty member who was UHPA’s first executive director. Jerry became a founding member of UHPA in 1973 and served the union for decades as a board member and as delegate to National Education Association meetings. Jerry was walking in a bike lane near his Enchanted Lake residence on the morning of September 3, when a driver of a pick-up truck struck him and two other parked vehicles. He [...]

2020-09-29T09:40:20-10:00September 29, 2020|BOD, Commentary, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Political Action Fund Objection

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) has an active Political Endorsement Committee that has participated in state & federal elections through political endorsements, contributions to candidates and independent expenditures on behalf of our endorsed candidates. The UHPA Board of Directors has taken action to allocate from the dues of all UHPA Active members an amount of $5.00 a month to be placed in a Political Action Fund. The Fund will be subject to the accounting requirements and used for purposes consistent [...]

2020-09-28T10:28:51-10:00September 10, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, Political, UHPA Organizational|

John Radcliffe, A Fighter to the Very End

John Radcliffe, our friend and staunch advocate of University of Hawai‘i faculty, died on Tuesday, August 11. With the same fierce determination, courage, and tenacity to protect and defend the rights of faculty, he fought a six-year battle with cancer to the very end. He was 78 years old. John served as associate executive director of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) for 16 years, working with his long-time friend JN Musto, who was executive director at the time. John served [...]

2020-08-13T14:05:21-10:00August 13, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Adjustment to UHPA Statutory Dues Deduction

For most UHPA members, the scheduled Statutory Dues (SD 725) deduction for the May 20, 2020 payroll did not get processed.  UHPA was notified by the Hawaii Information Portal (HIP) Service Center that they had experienced an issue with their system configuration last pay period. Therefore, the missed deduction amount will be processed on the June 5, 2020 paycheck as a "SD 726" deduction along with your regularly scheduled deduction "SD 725" amount.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Please [...]

2020-05-29T10:34:09-10:00May 29, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

Aloha! Welcome to the Virtual Annual Membership Reports

As President of UHPA I am pleased to present our annual reports to you, our UHPA members, in electronic format while we are practicing social distancing during the COVID-19 crisis. Included as links to Google documents you will find a President's Report, a report from our Executive Director Christian Fern, and a report from Tom Apple, Treasurer.  Please email feedback@uhpa.org with any questions you might have. We also welcome ideas for ways to continue to reach out to new and existing members. [...]

2020-04-30T08:52:32-10:00April 29, 2020|Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

2020 Newly Elected UHPA Board of Directors & Officers

On Saturday, April 25, 2020 the UHPA Board of Directors met via Zoom and welcomed six (6) newly elected and two (2) re-elected Board members from across Hawai‘i . Elected to represent their campus for three-year terms are: Norman Takeya (re-elected), Assistant Professor of Architecture Engineering & CAD Technologies, representing Honolulu Community College Kelli Nakamura, Assistant Professor of Arts & Humanities (History), representing Kapiolani Community College Sarah Gray, Instructor & Librarian, representing Windward Community College Jason Kenji Higa (re-elected), Assistant Professor of [...]

2020-04-27T08:03:06-10:00April 25, 2020|BOD, Frontpage, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|
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