More than 120 individuals gathered at the UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom on November 1, 2024, to honor 21 outstanding RCUH employees. Attendees celebrated the achievements and dedication of all nominees, some of whom flew in that morning from Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island. RCUH wants to offer a special thanks to Hawaii News Now weather anchor Guy Hagi for emceeing the event, as well as the Selection Committee for taking the time to review 12 nominations across three categories. The Selection Committee was comprised of:

• Ken Kawahara, RCUH Board of Director
• Howard Lao, First Hawaiian Bank
• Jody Shiroma, PBS Hawai‘i

These judges evaluated the written nominations and selected awardees based on their:

• Initiative taken to develop the achievement or to advance the project.
• Leadership and resourcefulness in implementing the achievement or to advance the project.
• Impact of achievement on the project, professional field, and/or larger community.
• Other information on the importance, significance, and/or quality of the achievement.

Without further ado, we are pleased to announce this year’s awardees:

RESEARCHER/PROJECT MANAGER CATEGORY

• First Place: Kristen Harmon, Hawaii Wildlife Ecology Lab, UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
• Second Place: Ray Kahaunaele, Kaua ‘i Invasive Species Committee, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Stanford J. Fichtman, Grants Office, Kapi‘olani Community College
  • Christine Tallamy Glazer, Soil Health, Environment, and Ecosystem Resilience Lab, UH Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources

PROJECT SUPPORT STAFF CATEGORY

• First Place: Miku Lenentine, Center for Resilient Neighborhoods, Kapi‘olani Community College
• Second Place: Kealakekua Meyer, GEAR UP and Kūlia ma Kapiʻolani, Kapiʻolani Community College
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Sydney Carey, Curriculum Research & Development Group, UH Mānoa College of Education
  • Russell Sumitomo, Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology, Kapi‘olani Community College

TEAMS CATEGORY

• First Place: UH Sea Level Center (Jon Avery, Jerard “Ziggy” Jardin, Jason Klem, Nikolai Turetsky), UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
• Second Place: Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance (Marco Castro, Dylan Moniz), UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (Emily Contreras, Nan Himmelsbach, Andrea Lee Schmidt), UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology
  • Maunakea Shared Services (Douglas Astrande, Tracy Miyashiro, Travis Perez, Aaron Zimmer), UH Institute for Astronomy

In an effort to increase awareness of updates to RCUH’s policies and procedures, Policies 2.206 Administration of UH ORS Subawards and 2.304 FFATA Reporting have been updated. This action was taken to align RCUH policies with updated UH Office of Research Services requirements. The updated policies are posted on the RCUH website and are available for immediate download.

Should you have any questions, please contact Erin H. Yoda via email at [email protected].

RCUH received multiple questions about RCUH RFP No. CS2024-1, “Design and Development of RCUH Website.” Below are RCUH’s responses.

Q: In Section 2.5-1, is RCUH referring to a commercial CMS product, a custom CMS, or an open-source CMS? Should we include a scope for CMS training in this proposal?

A: In terms of a CMS, RCUH is not restricting it to a certain type of CMS, however it should be user-friendly for staff to update and maintain. In terms of CMS training, a scope would be helpful, but not mandatory for the proposal. Pricing for CMS training should be included in the base proposal, per 3.1.5 (pg. 11 – see second bullet under Base Proposal).

Q: What specific SEO goals does RCUH want to achieve? For instance, improved rankings, increased traffic, higher conversion rates, etc.

A: In terms of SEO goals mentioned in Section 2.6, RCUH would like to:

• Improve page loading speed
• Increase organic traffic, engagement
• Lower bounce rate
  
  

Q: Could the choice of CMS be a factor in reducing administrative overhead during the modernization process?

A: Yes, that could be a factor in your proposal.

Q: What specific requirements or guidelines does RCUH have in mind for ensuring that all images on the new site have appropriate alternative text to meet WCAG compliance?

A: Per Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, websites should provide text alternatives for any non-text content, such as images, and if non-text content is pure decoration, is used only for visual formatting, or is not presented to users, then it is implemented in a way that it can be ignored by assistive technology. RCUH would like to ensure all images have alternative text to be compliant with these guidelines and will discuss this process with the selected Offerer. RCUH will provide a collection of images with descriptions that the selected Offeror may choose from for the updated webpage.

Q: In the Document Library, permalinks should remain the same even when documents are updated or replaced. If we move forward with modernization, we should structure slugs and breadcrumbs on the page for improved navigation. Will these changes be acceptable for modification?

A: Yes.  We encourage other suggestions Offerers may have to improve navigation on the RCUH website.

Q: RCUH having defined routes at https://www.rcuh.com/news/ does not effectively represent information to the end user compared to https://www.rcuh.com/about. Should we address this issue?

Yes.

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024
Time: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Venue: UH Mānoa Campus Center Ballroom
Cost: $40 per ticket or $240 for a table of six

Join us on Friday, November 1 as we recognize the accomplishments and hard work of 21 outstanding RCUH employees! Attendees will be inspired by their stories of perseverance, successes, and efforts to better our society and strengthen our local community. This annual celebration is not to be missed, so secure your seat today!

Seats are limited so be sure to RSVP by Friday, October 11, 2024, by filling out the form below. If you have any questions, please contact RCUH Corporate Services at [email protected] or (808) 956-0504. We hope to see you there!

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Policy 2.101 Source Selection Methods, has been updated to clarify the requirements under Section III.C.1., which discusses small, minority and women’s businesses, and labor surplus area firms.

Questions may be directed to RCUH Procurement at [email protected].

Welcome to Financial Portal 2.0! The new website address for the Financial Portal is https://lms.fis.rcuh.com. 

User Logins

All authorized users will retain their current usernames. However, users will be required to reset their passwords during their initial login. To reset your password, please select “Forgot Password?” on the login page. A password reset email will be sent to the email address associated with your user account.

Previous Announcements and Resources

For additional information, please refer to the earlier notices posted on:

• June 24, 2024: 2024 RCUH Financial Portal Refresh – Announcement 1 – General Information
• June 24, 2024: 2024 RCUH Financial Portal Refresh – Announcement 2 – July 10 Webinar
• July 12, 2024: 2024 RCUH Financial Portal 2.0 – Announcement 3 – Webinar Materials
• July 12, 2024: 2024 RCUH Financial Portal 2.0 – Announcement 4 – REMINDER

Support & Help

After logging into the new Financial Portal 2.0, users will be able to access a green Help Widget at the bottom of the website to submit Help Desk questions or look up Knowledge Base articles.

Financial Portal users can also contact RCUH Accounting at [email protected] for questions, comments, or feedback.

As previously announced, RCUH will be releasing its refreshed Financial Portal 2.0 on Monday, July 15, 2024. The previous Financial Portal will be disabled on Friday, July 12 at 4:00 PM.

Important Dates

Friday, July 12 to Sunday, July 14	4:00 PM HST – Financial Portal 1.0 disabled
Monday, July 15	Financial Portal 2.0 LIVE New URL for Financial Portal: https://lms.fis.rcuh.com

Website Address

On Friday, July 12, 4:00 p.m. HST, users will no longer be able to log in to the existing RCUH Financial Portal 1.0 with the website address https://fis.rcuh.com. On Monday, July 15, users will be able to access the new website https://lms.fis.rcuh.com. Please update your Bookmarks or Favorites in your web browser.

User Logins

All authorized users will retain their current usernames. However, users will be required to reset their passwords during their initial login. To reset your password, please select “Forgot Password” on the login page. A password reset email will be sent to the email address associated with your user account.

Impact on Pending Documents

ALL pending documents will be seamlessly migrated to the new Financial Portal. The migration process will commence on Friday, July 12, at 4:00 p.m. HST.  This includes documents with statuses of Pending PI Submittal, Pending FA Approval, Pending Additional Info Requested, Pending RCUH Approval, and Disapproved.

Training

The appearance and functionality of Financial Portal 2.0 will remain identical to the current system. The overall layout and locations for entering information on the forms will be consistent, ensuring a smooth transition with a minimal learning curve. There will be very few changes to the workflows or business processes that Financial Portal users are familiar with. To prepare our users for the release, RCUH hosted a webinar on July 10.  Please refer to our July 12 announcement posted here to access the webinar recording and materials.

Questions and Support

If you have any questions or comments, please contact RCUH Accounting at [email protected].

RCUH will be releasing its refreshed Financial Portal 2.0 on Monday, July 15, 2024. To prepare for the release, RCUH hosted a webinar on July 10. This presentation provided an overview of the Financial Portal 2.0 and was tailored to users already familiar with the RCUH financial system workflows and business processes. Below is the recorded session, Release Notes, and Questions and Answers from the presentation.

• Release Notes
• Webinar Questions & Answers

Users can also find Knowledge Base articles within the Financial Portal 2.0 Help Widget. Please continue to check the RCUH website for additional General Announcements.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact RCUH Accounting at [email protected].

The RCUH Financial Portal is back in operation and Fiscal Administrators may resume approving transactions.

On Tuesday, July 09, 2024, we encountered a system error that affected our end-of-day business processing.  Vendor payments for transactions approved on July 09 will be processed in accordance with our normal processing schedule.

RCUH transactions approved on July 09 for UH Extramural and SRRC accounts will be transmitted and posted to the UH Kuali Financial System on July 10.

Additionally, vendor payments for transactions approved July 08 have been processed in accordance with our normal processing schedule.  Checks were printed and distributed, and ePayments (ACH and Card) were processed.  However, the Financial Portal Approved listing screens and Search All Documents have not been updated with payment information (Check Date, Check Number, Payment Type) for transactions approved on those days.  Thank you for your patience as we continue to work on resolving this issue.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].