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. Until the problem is resolved, the Financial Portal cannot be accessed. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Thank you.
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RCUH COVID-19 Advisory – Requirements for RCUH Employees
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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Open in new tab RCUH Training Portal Down: Friday, August 21, 2020, 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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.
RCUH Financial Portal Down: Thursday, August 20, 2020, 9:00 p.m. to Friday, August 21, 2020, 4:00 a.m.
The RCUH Financial Portal will be down for system maintenance from Thursday, August 20, 2020, 9:00 p.m. to Friday, August 21, 2020, 4:00 a.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your understanding.
RCUH phones temporarily down at Mānoa Innovation Center office (UPDATE 8/20: Phones back online)
*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.
Nominations Open for 2020 Outstanding Employees of the Year Awards
The 2020 RCUH Outstanding Employees of the Year Awards encourage, recognize, and reward RCUH employees who have made demonstrable, significant, and exemplary contributions to their project during the past fiscal year (July 2019–June 2020) or years.
RECOGNITIONS
Three award categories are available:
- Researcher/Project Manager/Professional (exempt status position)
- Project Support Staff (non-exempt status position)
- Team (2–5 staff in exempt and/or non-exempt Regular-status positions)
AWARDS
- $1,000 to the first place awardee in each category
- $500 to the second place awardee in each category
- Team awards for first and second place will be shared equally among team members
All nominees and awardees will be announced in the fall. (We have suspended the nominee videos and awards luncheon for this year.)
NOMINATION
A Principal Investigator may submit one nomination. PIs may re-nominate an employee who did not place first or second in a previous year. Team nominations are limited to no more than five individuals.
DEADLINE
The deadline to submit a nomination is Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Email your nomination to RCUH Corporate Services at [email protected]. Click here for the nomination form.
For more information, please refer to policy 3.450 Outstanding Employees of the Year Awards or contact RCUH Corporate Services at [email protected] or 808-988-8314.
Legal Professional Services Awards – Fiscal Year 2021
| Project Title | To provide legal services related to employment, to the RCUH Corporate Office. |
| Selected Consultant | Barry W. Marr, Esq. (Marr Jones & Wang) |
| Contract Amount | $50,000.00 |
| Date of Award | July 10, 2020 |
| Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) | Richard M. Rand (Marr Jones & Wang); Sarah O. Wang (Marr Jones & Wang); Christopher J. Cole (Marr Jones & Wang); Patrick H. Jones (Marr Jones & Wang); Kristi O’Heron (Marr Jones & Wang); Newton J. Chu (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek); Christopher S.Y. Yeh (Marr Jones & Wang); Megumi Sakae (Marr Jones & Wang); Eileen C. Zorc (Marr Jones & Wang); Cecily D.M. Kaya (Marr Jones & Wang); Andrea L. Miyashita (Marr Jones & Wang). |
| Appointing Officer | Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr. |
| Project Title | To provide legal services related to maritime/admiralty, to the RCUH Corporate Office. |
| Selected Consultant | Michael J. Nakano, Esq. (Cox Wootton Lerner Griffin & Hansen) |
| Contract Amount | $20,000.00 |
| Date of Award | July 13, 2020 |
| Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) | No other submissions. |
| Appointing Officer | Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr. |
| Project Title | To provide legal services related to immigration, to the RCUH Corporate Office. |
| Selected Consultant | Newton J. Chu, Esq. (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek) |
| Contract Amount | $15,000.00 |
| Date of Award | July 10, 2020 |
| Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) | Vaughn G.T. Cook (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek) |
| Appointing Officer | Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr. |
| Project Title | To provide legal services related to employee benefits/taxes, to the RCUH Corporate Office. |
| Selected Consultant | Joseph D’Amato, Esq. (D’Amato & Maloney) |
| Contract Amount | $40,000.00 |
| Date of Award | July 10, 2020 |
| Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) | No other applicants in the specialty area of employee benefits. Other applicants in the general employment field included: Barry W. Marr, Esq. (Marr Jones & Wang); Richard M. Rand (Marr Jones & Wang); Sarah O. Wang (Marr Jones & Wang); Christopher J. Cole (Marr Jones & Wang); Patrick H. Jones (Marr Jones & Wang); Kristi O’Heron (Marr Jones & Wang); Newton J. Chu (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek); Christopher S.Y. Yeh (Marr Jones & Wang); Megumi Sakae (Marr Jones & Wang); Eileen C. Zorc (Marr Jones & Wang); Cecily D.M. Kaya (Marr Jones & Wang); Andrea L. Miyashita (Marr Jones & Wang). |
| Appointing Officer | Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr. |
| Project Title | To provide legal services related to taxes and payroll, to the RCUH Corporate Office. |
| Selected Consultant | Vaughn G.T. Cook (Torkildson Katz Moore Hetherington Harris & Knorek) |
| Contract Amount | $15,000.00 |
| Date of Award | July 10, 2020 |
| Consultants Considered (ranked candidates only) | John J. D’Amato (D’Amato & Maloney) (employee benefits tax only) |
| Appointing Officer | Leonard R. Gouveia, Jr. |
New Finance Online Course: Vendor Records
All transactions in the RCUH Financial Portal begin with a vendor record. Searching for a vendor record, what is needed to create one, why a record is purged, and how to complete U.S. and foreign vendor registration forms are all covered in this new three-module course.
For questions on this training, please contact Charlene Gibo at [email protected] or (808) 956-3208.
FINANCIAL SYSTEM PROCESSING NOW AVAILABLE
The RCUH fiscal year-end processing has been completed. You may now approve online purchase orders, payments, and travel in the Financial Portal. The first check run for Fiscal Year 2021 will be on Monday, July 6, 2020 at 4:00 PM.
UH Project Fiscal Reports may reflect incorrect amounts and balances until KFS is opened for FY 2021. Until KFS is opened for FY 2021, please use the Mass Printing Reports to access the UH Project Fiscal Reports as of June 2020 and earlier.
Reminder: Service dates are required for all payment transactions through Monday, August 31. For payments approved after July 31, $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 July 31. Please email your worksheet to Staci Murata at [email protected] by Monday, August 3.
Please refer to the Thursday, June 18 General Announcement on Service Dates for more information.
New Online Courses in RCUH Training Portal
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.