To: All Principal Investigators employing RCUH Regular Status Employees (on Hawai’i Island, Maui, Molokai, Lanai only)

Governor David Ige issued a notice placing non-emergency services State employees on paid Administrative Leave from Wednesday, August 22, 2018 through Friday, August 24, 2018 due to pending adverse weather conditions from Hurricane Lane.  This notice provides Principal Investigators guidance for time reporting for your RCUH Regular Status employees who work on Hawai’i Island, Maui, Molokai, and Lanai for August 22, 23, 24, 2018.

Please click here for the memo and additional documents.

To: RCUH Employees

Hurricane Lane could pose possible disruptions to normal operations early next week; therefore, all employees are urged to submit any Employee Self-Service (ESS) changes and submit change forms (e.g., direct deposit, benefits, etc.) to RCUH HR by 12:00 pm, Thursday, August 23, 2018.

We are encouraging early submissions so we can process all actions well in advance of any unforeseen power failures.

Thank you for your cooperation.

If you have any questions, please contact the RCUH Human Resources staff listed below for further assistance.

To: All Principal Investigators, Fiscal Administrators, Supervisors, and Project Administrators

Hurricane Lane could pose possible disruptions to normal operations early next week; therefore, all Principal Investigators and Project Administrators are required to submit online HR Portal transactions as well as Personnel Action Forms for all RCUH employees by 12:00 pm, Thursday, August 23, 2018.

We are implementing an early deadline so we can process all actions well in advance of any unforeseen power failures.

Thank you for your cooperation.

If you have any questions, please contact the RCUH Human Resources staff listed below for further assistance.

TO:  All Principal Investigators Who Did Not Turn In Their Employees’ 2017-2018 Performance Evaluations 

The RCUH will provide Principal Investigators with a final chance to turn in all employees’ 2018 Annual Performance Evaluations in order to be eligible for the 2018 pay increases/adjustments. The deadline to turn in the Performance Evaluations is September 14, 2018.

RCUH Performance Evaluations:
– Short Form
– Long Form

We will open up the Online Pay Award/Personnel Action Form (PA/PAF) on September 21, 2018 via the Human Resources Portal. The PA/PAF will allow for the following options:

• Pay Increase to Base Salary and/or One-Time Payment effective October 1, 2018
• Retroactive One-Time Payment for the duration of July 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018 (only if a percent increase to base is provided)

All PA/PAF’s must be initiated and approved via the PA/PAF on the Human Resources Portal no later than October 5, 2018.

If you have any questions, please contact the RCUH Human Resources staff listed below for further assistance.

Thank you!

The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai’i (RCUH) provides a broad range of staffing services to all University of Hawai’i (UH) Principal Investigators to employ staff in Hawai’i and locations outside of Hawai’i.  The purpose of this memo is to provide you with guidance on RCUH’s workers’ compensation insurance coverage and information you need to know if you employ or plan to employ staff outside of Hawai’i.

Please click here to see the memo.

The Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission has added additional ethics training classes in 2018 for state employees on O‘ahu and Hawai‘i Island. These classes provide an overview of the state ethics laws that apply to all state employees. Topics include: Conflicts of Interests, Gifts and the Reporting of Gifts, Confidential Information, Misuse of Official Position, and Post-Employment Restrictions.

Classes are open to all state employees and there is no fee to attend. Online registration for each class will begin approximately one month before the training date. Employees who would like to register for a class are encouraged to check the Commission’s website to see when online registration for the class begins.

REMINDER: RCUH also offers an online course on the Hawai‘i State Ethics Code in our Training Portal. Click here to log in or request a new account.

O‘ahu Trainings:

Hawaiʻi Island Trainings:

Maui Trainings:

How to register: After registration begins (see above registration dates), register online, call the Hawaii State Ethics Commission at (808) 587‐0460, or email the Commission’s office at [email protected].

To register groups of more than 10 employees, email the Commission’s office at [email protected].

Persons in need of special assistance: If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or service (such as a sign language interpreter, large print materials, or wheelchair accessibility), please indicate so on your online registration form, or call the Commission’s office at (808) 587‐0460.

Reminder: June 1-November 30 is hurricane season. For more information on hurricane activity and education please visit:

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/cphc/

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 http://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 below memo.

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