RCUH is pleased to announce that notary service is now available at our Manoa Innovation Center office (2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 200, Honolulu, HI 96822).

There are two (2) notaries who will notarize documents at no charge for RCUH PIs and employees:

• Taui Fernando, Finance Department, Email: [email protected], Phone: 808-956-7763
• Gayle Hamasaki, Corporate Services Department, Email:  [email protected], Phone: 808-988-8314

Please contact Taui or Gayle to schedule an in-person appointment when notary services are required.  We ask that you provide them with adequate lead time to work you into their schedules.   As required by law, a current identification card or document issued by the United States or any of its states or a national government that contains the bearer’s photograph and signature (e.g., driver’s license, state ID, military ID, or passport) is required at the time of your visit.   Documents requiring notarization cannot be pre-signed.

We hope this service will be helpful to you.

Mahalo to all who participated in RCUH’s inaugural forum, “The Federal Landscape: What’s Ahead for Research & Training?” last month. Here are links to the forum report and presenters’ PowerPoints. To view photos from the forum, please visit our RCUH facebook page.

We hope you find the resources to be beneficial. If you have any questions regarding the material, please email [email protected]. Stay tuned for RCUH’s next forum in Spring 2018!

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On October 30, 2017 nearly 200 principal investigators, project staff, and supporters gathered at Waialae Country Club to recognize 23 outstanding RCUH employees who made demonstrable, significant, and exemplary contributions to their projects during the past fiscal year or years (click on name for video).

Outstanding Researcher/Project Manager/Professional

1st Place: Tomoko Acoba, UH Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research

2nd Place: Angela Bononi, UH Cancer Center

Outstanding Project Support Staff

1st Place: Robert Goya-Smith, UH Animal and Veterinary Services

2nd Place: Richard Tamae, Subaru Telescope

Outstanding Team

1st Place: Grants Development Office, UH John A. Burns School of Medicine
Lori Chun, Kari Kim, Tammy Ho, Megan Kira, Susan Ordinado

2nd Place: Hawai‘i Coral Reef Initiative, UH Social Science Research Institute
Charissa Minato, Pamela Fujii, Kristine Davidson

Honorable Mentions

Hanalei Abbott – UH Social Science Research Institute

Kaoru Ashimine – UH John A. Burns School of Medicine

Rebecca Beralas – UH Lyon Arboretum

Stanford Fichtman – Kapi‘olani Community College

Katharine Hind – Division of Aquatic Resources, State of Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources

Tara Holitzki – UH Hilo Analytical Laboratory

David Jackson and Max Sender – UH Department of Psychology

Daniel Leung – Kapi‘olani Community College

Jill Sommer – Pacific International Center for High Technology Research

Kimberly Swartz – UH Office of Public Health Studies

Congratulations to all of the 2017 honorees!

The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai’i (RCUH) will host its inaugural public forum on Friday, October 6, 2017 titled “The Federal Landscape: What’s Ahead for Research & Training?” The University of Hawai’i and the University of Hawai’i Association of Research Investigators are co-sponsors for this event.

The live forum will be at UH Manoa’s IT Center from 9:30-11:30 a.m. It is open to the public and will be streamed live to UH campuses across the state (excluding Honolulu Community College), as well as the UH Cancer Center and the Institute for Astronomy locations in Hilo, Manoa, and Maui. Seating is limited at each location and reservations may be made online here: http://bit.ly/2vrwkRP. Deadline for RSVPs is September 25, or when seating capacities are reached.

The three featured panelists are:

Anthony DeCrappeo, President, Council on Governmental Relations (COGR)
DeCrappeo has been with COGR since 1995, serving as Director for Research Compliance and Administration, Costing Policies; Vice President; and since 2005, as President. He works closely with senior federal agency officials that fund research on all matters related to policy, regulations, guidance, and audit findings that impact research, including the Directors and Deputy Directors of the NIH and NSF, and staff of the White House Offices of Management and Budget and Science and Technology Policy.

Jennifer Poulakidas, Vice President for Congressional & Governmental Affairs, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Poulakidas works to promote public higher education’s positions to Congress and the Executive Branch on science and research, student affordability and access, innovation and competitiveness, among other issues important to major public universities. She previously served as legislative director for science at the University of California’s Washington D.C. office.

Jennifer Sabas, President, Kaimana Hila & Consultant to University of Hawai‘i
Sabas works to enhance UH’s federal research portfolio in oceanography, astronomy, renewable energy, and to seek new research opportunities. She consults with executive branch departments and agencies, congressional members, and committee staff to advance the University’s research, development and training. Sabas previously served as Chief of Staff for the late U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye for 20 years.

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RCUH wants to showcase the important work you do in our print and online collateral, but we need your help! We’re expanding our photo file and are asking projects to share any new hi-res photos with RCUH.

Ideal photos should be clear, bright, and tell a story about your project. Action or staged activities are preferred. No headshots please. Minimum size: 600 x 600 pixels. Resolution: 300 dpi.

Please complete the information form below and send your photos to [email protected] by September 15, 2017. Photos may be sent as attachments or via UH File Drop. For examples of photos that are interesting and informative, see pages 13-15 of the 2016 RCUH Annual Report.

Mahalo for sharing your work with us!

RCUH is pleased to introduce the nominees for the 2017 RCUH Outstanding Employees of the Year Award. These individuals have gone above and beyond their job duties and made significant contributions to their project and our greater research community. They are pictured from left to right:

• HANALEI ABBOTT, UH Social Science Research Institute, Social Sciences Grant Development Office
• TOMOKO ACOBA, UH Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
• KAORU ASHIMINE, UH John A. Burns School of Medicine, Postgraduate Medical Education at Okinawa Chubu Hospital
• ANGELA BONONI, UH Cancer Center, Thoracic Oncology
• STANFORD FICHTMAN, Kapi‘olani Community College, Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Project
• TARA HOLITZKI, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, Analytical Laboratory
• DANIEL LEUNG, Kapi‘olani Community College, Culinary Arts Program
• JILL SOMMER, Pacific International Center for High Technology Research, Pacific Archaeology & Heritage Unit
• REBECCA BERALAS, UH Lyon Arboretum
• ROBERT GOYA-SMITH, UH Animal and Veterinary Services Program
• KATHARINE HIND, Department of Land & Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources
• KIM SWARTZ, UH Public Health Studies, Alcohol Compliance & Enforcement Project
• RICHARD TAMAE, Subaru Telescope
• CHARISSA MINATO, PAMELA FUJII, KRISTINE DAVIDSON, UH Social Science Research Institute, Hawai‘i Coral Reef Initiative
• LORI CHUN, KARI KIM, TAMMY HO, MEGAN KIRA, SUSAN ORDINADO, UH John A. Burns School of Medicine, Grants Development Office
• MAX SENDER, DAVID JACKSON, UH Department of Psychology, Research Evaluation and Training Project

Please join us in congratulating these outstanding employees at the 2017 RCUH Awards Luncheon on Monday, October 30, 2017 at Wai‘alae Country Club from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM. Tickets are $35. Click here to fill in and complete the reservation form. Submit the completed form with cash or check payable to RCUH. Mail to: RCUH Corporate Services, 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Suite 200, Honolulu, HI  96822. Deadline to register is Friday, October 13, 2017.

The RCUH fiscal year-end processing has been completed. Fiscal  Administrators may now approve on-line payments and purchase orders in the Financial Portal. The first check run for fiscal year 2018 will be on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 4:00 PM.

Reminder: Service dates are required for all payment transactions through Thursday, August 31. For payments approved after August 4, $100,000 or greater, and with service dates of June 30 or earlier, please complete the attached RCUH AP Worksheet. Please include estimates or projections for invoices that have not been received as of August 4.  Please email your worksheet to Liane Murai at [email protected] by Monday, August 7.

Please refer to the May 17, 2017 General Announcement on Service Dates for more information.