On October 24, 2023, more than 100 attendees were welcomed to the RCUH Awards Luncheon by RCUH Executive Director Lenny Gouveia. The luncheon, emceed by Hawaii News Now weather anchor, Guy Hagi, honored 20 exemplary employees from projects located on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, and Oʻahu. A selection committee comprised of Peter Adler, Sarah Guay, and Taryn Salmon selected the awardees based on the employee’s:

• Initiative, leadership, and resourcefulness in carrying out their achievements,
• Impact of their achievements on the project, professional field, and/or larger community, and
• Other variables such as the significance or quality of their achievements.

RCUH proudly announces this year’s awardees:

PROJECT SUPPORT STAFF CATEGORY

First Place: 

• Jennifer Benitez, Upward Bound, University of Hawaiʻi Maui College

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RESEARCHER/PROJECT MANAGER CATEGORY

First Place: 

• Derek Risch, Hawaii Wildlife Ecology Lab, UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources

Second Place: 

• Matthew Widlansky, Sea Level Center, UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

Honorable Mention: 

• Russell Kackley, Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
• Natalie Wallsgrove, Stable Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory, UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

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TEAM CATEGORY
First Place (tie):

• Center for Maunakea Stewardship, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
  Mark Ellis, Robert Madrigal, Oscar Pouoa, Tommy Waltjen
• Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
  Corinne Amir, Jonny Charendoff, Mia Lamirand, Frances Lichowski

Second Place: 

• Ola HAWAII, UH John A. Burns School of Medicine
  Grace Matsuura, Kimberley Spencer-Tolentino, JoAnn Tsark

Honorable Mention: 

• Applied Research Laboratory at UH Maui
  Yvette Gurule, Gerry Smith, Kelly Suzuki Payba, Lynette Yamamoto

Nominees videos can be viewed by clicking on each link above. All nominees received a certificate and $50 monetary award. Additionally, first-place awardees received $1,000 (shared equally by team members), while second-place awardees received $500 (shared equally by team members).

We wish to acknowledge and thank the following principal investigators who submitted nominations: Dominic Chow, Nahua Guilloz, Lui Hokoana, Brittany Huntington, Douglas Luther, Tiare Martin, Satoshi Miyazaki, Brian Popp, Melissa Price, Phil Thompson, and Jana Wilkinson.

Congratulations to all!

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

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, we encountered a system error which affected our end-of-day business processing. Vendor payments for transactions approved on October 12 will be processed in accordance with our normal processing schedule.

RCUH transactions approved on October 12 for UH Extramural and SRRC accounts will be transmitted and posted to the UH Kuali Financial System on October 13. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience

On Thursday, October 12, 2023, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing. Vendor payments for transactions approved on October 12 will be processed when the issue is resolved.

At this time, online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions cannot be approved in the Financial Portal until the issue is resolved. We are working to resolve the issue and we will post an updated announcement when the Financial Portal is back in operation.

RCUH transactions approved on October 12 for UH Extramural and SRRC accounts will NOT be transmitted or posted to the UH Kuali Financial System, and UH Project Fiscal Reports may reflect incorrect amounts and balances until the issue is resolved.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

The RCUH Financial Portal will be down for system maintenance on Saturday, October 14, 2023, from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (HST).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

The UH Project Fiscal Reports – Mass Printing of Month End Project Reports for the month ending September 2023 is a duplicate of the month ending reports for August 2023. We are currently working on a fix and an update will be posted as soon as this issue has been corrected.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

TO: Principal Investigators and Fiscal Administrators with SRRC Accounts

Effective for the month of September 2023, RCUH indirect cost charges for SRRC accounts have been posted to the RCUH financial system, and transmitted and posted to the UH Kuali Financial System (KFS) within the proper monthly reporting period.

Previously, RCUH indirect cost charges for the months of July and August 2023 were posted to the RCUH financial system within the proper monthly reporting period, but were not transmitted or posted to UH KFS until the following month. UH Project Fiscal Reports for SRRC project accounts for the months of July and August 2023 may reflect incorrect balances.

Join us at RCUH’s annual forum, “Unleashing the Potential: AI’s Impact on Academic Research,” scheduled for Friday, November 17 at 9:00 a.m. Co-sponsored by the UH Manoa Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Scholarship, attendees can learn how AI is reshaping academic research and explore various ways UH research projects are incorporating it within their workflows. Panelists will highlight potential AI opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for researchers, institutions, and policymakers; in addition to addressing AI-related questions submitted by registrants.

The RCUH Financial Portal will be down for system maintenance on Friday, September 22, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. (HST).

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.

Today marks the beginning of the annual RCUH Aloha United Way (AUW) Campaign! We hope that you’ll consider making a donation that benefits our community in so many ways. There are hundreds of partner agencies that change lives every day because of your generosity. When designating your gift (minimum of $20), 100% goes to the designated agency. This year, AUW has added Maui Fire Relief to its donor-designated funds.

RCUH employees have access to their own page via the IGNITE platform. Here you’ll be welcomed with a letter from RCUH Executive Director Lenny Gouveia; be able to see how we’re progressing toward our $8,000 goal; and with a few clicks be directed to the giving page where donations may be made by cash, check, credit card, or direct bill. Gifts by credit card and direct bill provide an option to make a one-time payment or installment payments. If you need detailed instructions on how to give, please refer to these instructions.

If one employee can forgo purchasing a gourmet coffee drink each week for three weeks or a plate lunch for one week and donate the funds to AUW, think about the impact 2,500+ RCUH employees can make doing the same! (AUW does not deduct any administrative fee from the donations it receives.) We hope you’ll choose to impact your community this year. The RCUH AUW campaign ends on October 20, 2023. Thank you for your support!

Should you have any questions, please email RCUH Corporate Services at [email protected].

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

On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, we encountered a system error which affected our end-of-day business processing. Vendor payments for transactions approved on September 13 will be processed in accordance with our normal processing schedule.

RCUH transactions approved on September 13 for UH Extramural and SRRC accounts will be transmitted and posted to the UH Kuali Financial System on September 14.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.