The RCUH Financial Portal is open and you may resume processing transactions in the Financial Portal.

On Thursday, September 10, 2020, the RCUH Financial Portal encountered a system error and was restored from a backup of Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. Any transaction activity that occurred on September 10 has been removed from the RCUH financial system. This means that all purchase requisitions, payments and travel transactions that were created, modified, submitted or approved on September 10 must be recreated, resubmitted, or reapproved. Transactions that were in pending status are not affected, unless modifications were made on September 10.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused.   If you have any questions, please contact Maile Brooks ([email protected]) at 988-8340 or Ricky Fujioka ([email protected]) at 988-8346.

This advisory provides guidance to Principal Investigators and RCUH employees as project staff prepare to return to the workplace, and as the University of Hawai‘i starts the 2020 Fall Semester. All RCUH employees (including non-UH projects) will be required to:

• Complete the COVID-19 UH Employee Safety Training in the RCUH Training Portal
• Comply with their Facility/Building/Property Management rules and procedures
• Comply with State and County temporary or interim measures
• Comply with their project’s COVID-19 safety rules and practices

RCUH employees who work for UH projects, working on a UH campus/off-campus facility, and/or working in a UH-managed operation have an additional requirement to register and use UH’s Daily Health Check-In App. Click here to view/download the advisory.

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The RCUH Training Portal will be down for system enhancements on Friday, August 21, 2020 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

*UPDATE 8/20/20: The RCUH phones at the Manoa Innovation Center are back online.

RCUH phones are currently down at the Manoa Innovation Center office location, affecting staff in Accounting, Project Administration, and Corporate Services. If you need to communicate with employees from any of these sections, please reach out via email.

If you’re unsure of who to contact, you may refer to the staff listing in the RCUH Financial Portal or Employee Self-Service, or you may contact [email protected] for assistance.

RCUH added 43 new online courses to the Training Portal, including courses such as:

• Presenting Compelling Proposals 2.0,
• Master the Art of Negotiating 2.0,
• Reducing the Spread of Infection 1.0,
• Managing Your Remote Workers 1.0, and
• the Little Life Savers series.

Click here to view a complete list of courses. If you need access to the RCUH Training Portal, please complete the online request form. You may also email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Do you have project photos to share? This is a call for photos that could be featured in the next RCUH annual report, in training videos, or in other printed materials we produce. Please submit your photos with the attached form to [email protected], so we can properly caption the photos and include photo credits.  Deadline: August 31, 2020.

This advisory, the fifth in the series of RCUH advisories, provides guidance to PIs preparing for employees returning to the workplace. Click here to view/download the advisory.

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The Board of Directors of the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i is pleased to announce the appointment of Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr., JD, as RCUH’s new Executive Director, effective July 1, 2020.

Mr. Gouveia has been affiliated with the University of Hawai‘i for over 15 years, where he began his career as a contracts specialist in the Office of Research Services.  He then served in an RCUH position as a Technical Partnership and Development Specialist at the Hawai‘i Space Flight Laboratory, a program of the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, where he gained valuable experience managing a complex $40+ million project with unique administrative, contractual and legal issues.  Mr. Gouveia was then engaged by the Vice President for Research to establish the University’s first Office of Export Controls in addition to assuming the role of Facility Security Officer, a position held previously by President David Lassner. He subsequently served as the Interim Assistant VP/Director of Research Compliance and currently serves as the Director of the Office of Research Services.

He received his B.S. degree from Chaminade University and Juris Doctorate from Gonzaga University School of Law.  Prior to his University career, Mr. Gouveia was a practicing attorney with an emphasis on insurance defense litigation.

RCUH Board Chair Donna Ikeda commented:

We believe Lenny’s familiarity with the University of Hawai‘i, RCUH, state government, and the federal government will allow him to hit the ground running. He understands the critical role RCUH plays in supporting the research enterprise. We look forward to working with him as he leads RCUH to greater success in the future.

The Board also extends its thanks and appreciation to Dr. Sylvia Yuen, the current Executive Director, for her five years of dedicated service.  Our best wishes on her retirement at the end of June!