On Monday, May 3, 2021, we encountered a system error which affected our end of day business processing and consequently checks could not be printed.  We are working to resolve the issue and will post an updated announcement when the RCUH Financial Portal is back in operation. At this time, online purchasing, payment, and travel transactions cannot be approved until the issue is resolved. 

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience.

Important Dates:

June 30, 2021	Last Check Run for FY 2021 (Payments must be approved by 12 noon)
July 6, 2021	RCUH Financial System scheduled to reopen
July 6, 2021	First Check Run for FY 2022 (4:00 PM)

Online purchasing, payments, and travel transactions must be approved by Fiscal Administrators by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 to be included in FY 2021. The last check run for the fiscal year will be on Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Pending transactions will remain in the RCUH financial system, and will not be automatically deleted or disapproved.

From July 1 through July 5, online purchasing, payments, and travel transactions can be initiated, but Fiscal Administrators will not have the ability to approve transactions. Transactions will not be posted to project accounts until the financial system is reopened for FY 2022. The RCUH financial system is scheduled to reopen on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. The first check run for FY 2022 is scheduled for Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 4:00 PM.

On an emergency basis only, manual checks can be issued during this period. Fiscal Administrators should contact RCUH Disbursing at [email protected].

Project reports will be accessible on the RCUH website. However, report balances will only reflect transactions posted through June 30, 2021, until processing resumes on July 6, 2021.

Please contact Maile Brooks at 988-8340 or [email protected] if you have any questions.

We have extended the deadline for submissions to Friday, May 7, 2021.

Licensed attorneys who wish to provide specialized legal services to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i (RCUH) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest (SOQ) to RCUH pursuant to HRS § 103D-304.

RCUH is currently looking to contract for legal services in the following areas:

1. Employment:  Employment, employee benefits, disciplinary, termination, workers’ compensation and discrimination/retaliation issues.  Services shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
   2. Providing advice and recommendations regarding responses to claims asserted by current and former employees; 
   3. Participating in negotiations regarding items (a) and (b); and
   4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.

Previous experience advising employers is essential, and previous experience advising government agencies is preferred.  

2. Immigration: Temporary visas and/or permanent residency applications.  Services shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
   2. Completing and filing permanent residency applications (previous experience representing both employers and employees in the permanent residency application process is essential);
   3. Completing and filing temporary visa applications and related documentation; and
   4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.

3. Tax: Payroll, IRS compliance, foreign payroll and/or nonresident alien and foreign entity contractor payments (crossover immigration experience preferred), IRS compliance.  Services shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, internal policies, and other legal requirements.

4. Maritime: Charter, third-party vessel, and other marine-related agreements; marine insurance terms and policies.  Services shall include, but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto; and
   2. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, insurance policies/terms, internal policies, and other legal requirements.

Please email your SOQ to: [email protected] by Friday, May 7, 2021, to be eligible for consideration.  An SOQ received after May 7, 2021 will be considered a “late submittal” for the balance of the fiscal year as follows: a late submittal received May 8, 2021 through May 31, 2021, will be considered for services beginning October 1, 2021.

SOQ forms are available here.

The Create New Vendor issue has been resolved, and you may resume creating new vendor registrations in the Financial Portal.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your understanding.

The RCUH Financial Portal will be down for system maintenance on Saturday, April 24 from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

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

The Financial Portal is encountering intermittent connection issues due to a system error in the Vendor Registration process. At this time, we kindly ask our users not to Create New Vendors in the Financial Portal. We are working to resolve this issue, and we will post a message when the Financial Portal is back in operation.

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Thank you.

Licensed attorneys who wish to provide specialized legal services to the Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i (RCUH) for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2021, are invited to submit a Statement of Qualifications and Expression of Interest (SOQ) to RCUH pursuant to HRS § 103D-304.

RCUH is currently looking to contract for legal services in the following areas:

1. Employment:  Employment, employee benefits, disciplinary, termination, workers’ compensation and discrimination/retaliation issues.  Services shall include but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
   2. Providing advice and recommendations regarding responses to claims asserted by current and former employees; 
   3. Participating in negotiations regarding items (a) and (b); and
   4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.

Previous experience advising employers is essential, and previous experience advising government agencies is preferred.  

2. Immigration: Temporary visas and/or permanent residency applications.  Services shall include but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto;
   2. Completing and filing permanent residency applications (previous experience representing both employers and employees in the permanent residency application process is essential);
   3. Completing and filing temporary visa applications and related documentation; and
   4. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, and other legal requirements.

3. Tax: Payroll, IRS compliance, foreign payroll and/or nonresident alien and foreign entity contractor payments (crossover immigration experience preferred), IRS compliance.  Services shall include but not be limited to:
   1. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, internal policies, and other legal requirements.

4. Maritime: Charter, third-party vessel, and other marine-related agreements; marine insurance terms and policies.  Services shall include but not be limited to:
   1. Drafting, reviewing, and providing advice and recommendations relating thereto; and
   2. Providing guidance on applicable statutes, regulations, insurance policies/terms, internal policies, and other legal requirements.

Please email your SOQ to: [email protected] by Friday, April 30, 2021, to be eligible for consideration.  An SOQ received after April 30, 2021 will be considered a “late submittal” for the balance of the fiscal year as follows: a late submittal received May 1, 2021 through May 31, 2021, will be considered for services beginning October 1, 2021.

SOQ forms are available here.

The RCUH Financial Portal is back in operation and you may resume processing transactions.

We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and thank you for your understanding.

The RCUH Financial Portal is currently down due to a system error.  We are working to resolve the issue, and we will post a message when the Financial Portal is back in operation. 

We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Thank you.

As RCUH prepares our path for the next five years, we want to ensure that our vision is aligned with the researchers we serve. Please share your feedback on RCUH’s services by completing a brief survey of 12-13 questions. This survey should only take 7 minutes and will make an impact as to how RCUH allocates our resources and adjusts our goals moving forward.

Please submit your feedback by Friday, April 16, 2021. Mahalo.