All RCUH Human Resources online systems will be down on Saturday, 01/29/22 at 5:00 AM (HST) to 10:00 AM (HST) for system maintenance.

This will include:

• Human Resources Portal
• Employee Self Service (ESS)
• Careers/Recruiting
• New Hire Documents (EHS)

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

ATTENTION:  Principal Investigators & Regular-Status employees at 50-100% FTE

UPDATED: Please be aware that all sessions have been booked. If you would like to schedule, please call TIAA’s Service and Scheduling Group at (800) 732-8353 Mon-Fri 6am – 3pm Hawaiʻi Standard Time.

RCUH is now coordinating one-hour Individual/Employee Retirement (GRA/SRA) Plan Advisory Sessions with TIAA via virtual meetings July 12-14. Regardless of your current status – whether you are a long-time employee, just hired, or somewhere in between – it is never too early or too late to consider retirement planning. During these personalized sessions, you will be able to discuss your personal financial/retirement goals with a TIAA Financial Consultant on a free and confidential basis.

Because these sessions are being held during normal business hours, all employees must notify their PIs and supervisors if they would like to attend. We encourage Principal Investigators to allow their employees to attend the TIAA Advisory Sessions, if requested. 

For employees unfamiliar with the SRA (Supplemental Retirement Annuity) plan, please note that unlike the GRA (Group Retirement Annuity) plan, there is no 12-month waiting period and you may enroll or make changes to your election at any time during the year. The SRA plan with TIAA is considered a 403(b) tax-deferred annuity plan which allows an employee to make contributions via payroll deduction from his/her pre-tax earnings over and above the amount being accumulated under the RCUH basic retirement plan (GRA). 

For more information about the GRA and SRA plans, please review Policy 3.560 RCUH Retirement Plans.

We have reserved the following dates and times for individual sessions:

Dates	Location
Wednesday, January 26	Virtual
Thursday, January 27	Virtual

https://shared.tiaa.org/public/publictools/events/meetingAndSeminar?employerId=1-8RJV-16

If you have questions or are unable to schedule an appointment online, please call TIAA’s Service and Scheduling Group at (800) 732-8353 Mon-Fri 6am – 3pm Hawaiʻi Standard Time.

Relevant Forms and Documents:
TIAA-SRA Supplemental Retirement Annuity – Agreement for Salary Reduction Form (B-6)

Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities.  Individuals who require special needs accommodations may request assistance in writing to [email protected] prior to the scheduled meeting.

All RCUH Human Resources online systems will be down on Wednesday, 01/05/22 at 6:00 PM (HST) to 7:00 PM (HST) for system maintenance.

This will include:

• Human Resources Portal
• Employee Self Service (ESS)
• Careers/Recruiting
• New Hire Documents (EHS)

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

TO:  RCUH Employees working/residing in Washington State

Please be advised that WA 2022 Washington State Long Term Care Tax (WA Care Fund) has been put on hold per the State of Washington Governor.  RCUH will not deduct from your wages as stated in this announcement until further notice.

For more information please refer to the link:  https://wacaresfund.wa.gov/  

Also for your reference here is a link to an article:  https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/gov-inslee-democratic-legislative-leaders-put-the-brakes-on-wa-cares-payroll-tax-for-long-term-care/

TO:  Principal Investigators & Regular Status Employees (100% FTE and 12 months continuous service)

On behalf of Nelson Sakamoto, RCUH Director of Human Resources, please see the attached Memorandum (No Further applications for the RCUH Tuition Expense Reimbursement Policy being accepted for remainder of Fiscal Year 2022 due to a Lack of Funds) – 1 page.

All RCUH Human Resources online systems will be down on Saturday, 12/18/21 at 5:00 AM (HST) to 10:00 AM (HST) for system maintenance.

This will include:

• Human Resources Portal
• Employee Self Service (ESS)
• Careers/Recruiting
• New Hire Documents (EHS)

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

On behalf of Nelson Sakamoto, RCUH Director of Human Resources, please see the below Memorandum (RE: 2022 Washington State Long Term Care Tax (WA Care Fund)).

All RCUH Human Resources online systems will be down on Tuesday, 12/14/21 at 9:00 PM (HST) to 11:00 PM (HST) for system maintenance.

This will include:

• Human Resources Portal
• Employee Self Service (ESS)
• Careers/Recruiting
• New Hire Documents (EHS)

We apologize for any inconveniences this may cause.

If you have any questions, please contact Taylor Sumi at (808) 956-6318 or [email protected].

On behalf of Nelson Sakamoto, RCUH Director of Human Resources, please see the Memorandum below (RE: RCUH Fringe Benefits Schedule for Fiscal Year July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 (2022 FICA/Social Security Annual Wage Base Effective January 1, 2022)).

TO: All Applicable Principal Investigators & Employees

Reminder: Due to recent bad weather, employees are encouraged to sign up for UH Alert to be informed via text message about emergency situations affecting the 10 UH campuses http://hawaii.edu/alert. Notifications affecting UH campuses will be posted at https://www.hawaii.edu/emergency/.

If a project is unable to offer work to their RCUH employees due to unforeseen disruptions, please follow the guidelines provided in the Unforeseen Disruption in Work Schedules Memorandum.

Please contact (808) 956-3100 or [email protected] if you have any questions.