UHPA: University of Hawaii Professional Assembly

What helps students keep going after unthinkable loss? 💛

This moving story from Lahaina shares how students, educators and community came together after the 2023 Maui wildfires and turned heartbreak into hope. From healing in the classroom to record college enrollment, Lahainaluna students are showing all of us what resilience looks like. 🌺📚

K-12 educators will find so much to reflect on here about community, belonging and the lasting impact of showing up for students.

Read and share: https://sharemylesson.com/blog/he-lei-poinaole-students-who-rebuilt-lahainas-future AFT Share My Lesson UHPA: University of Hawaii Professional Assembly

Stay safe everyone 🫶

We are so excited to have another AFT affiliate in Hawaii 🌺
We are stronger together ✊

Aloha UHPA Members,
We are joining the AFT at the “No Dictators” event on October 18th to demonstrate our deep concern over harmful actions and policies being issued by the current administration that impact the University of Hawai‘i system and the future of higher education.
This national event is our crucial opportunity to counter those who seek to erode access to education—precisely the tool needed to recognize and counter dangerous political regimes and the uprising of dictators. By joining this protest, we are defending the University of Hawaiʻi and the core of democracy for our nation.

Stand With UHPA Leadership on Oahu
Your UHPA Leadership is leading by example and will be participating at the rally taking place at the State Capitol. We urge all UHPA members to stand in unity and solidarity.



Oahu
Saturday, October 18 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (UHPA leadership will be there from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)
Hawai‘i State Capitol (415 S Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96813) - be on the lookout for UHPA signs.

Hawai‘i Island
Hilo
11am-1pm / Makai side of Bayfront (Hwy 19), Pauahi Street & Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720

Waimea
10-11am / Mamalahoa Hwy (19) In front of Ikua Purdy Monument + Parker Ranch Center, 67-1185 Hawai‘i Belt Rd, Waimea, HI 96743

Kailua-Kona
4-5pm / Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, south of Henry St., behind Mormon Temple

Na’alehu
12- 1pm / Hwy 11 near Na‘alehu Post Office

Maui

Kahului
4:30-6pm / Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, 275 W Ka‘ahumanu Ave, Kahului, HI 96732

Lahaina
12-2pm / 1221 HI-30, Lahaina, HI 96761

Kihei
4-6pm / West Lipoa Street & South Kihei Road

Kauai

Lihue
3-5pm / Kukui Grove Center, Kaumualii Hwy Ste 1710, Lihue, HI 96766

RSVP: If you plan on attending, please RSVP

Congratulations to UHPA members and UHMC faculty Keola Donaghy, Stephen Fox, and Joel Katz, along with the UHMC Institute of Hawaiian Music students, whose album, “Haʻina ko wehi: Celebrating West Maui in Mele” won Best Compilation Album at the 48th Annual Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards. Hoʻomaikaʻi!

"We care, we fight, we show up." These words continue to resonate as we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of UHPAʻs affiliation with AFT. We will encounter turbulent waters ahead, but we are better equipped to steady the ship and are stronger as a result of our affiliation.

We had a great turnout at the UHPA pau hana at UHMC, but we forgot to take photos until the end! We didn’t get pics of the pickleball games or the pies for pi day!

You’re Invited!

Virtual Town Hall Meeting with U.S. Congresswoman Jill Tokuda (HI-02)
Aloha UHPA members:
Our country is under siege. Every day, a new executive order or
federal policy threatens funding for valuable programs and eliminates
thousands of jobs. UH faculty and programs important to the
wellbeing of Hawai‘i are in the crosshairs.

Now is the time to take bold action by sharing how you are being impacted by these new federal edicts. Rep. Jill Tokuda requested a town hall meeting to hear directly from UHPA members. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn how she and her allies in Washington, D.C. are fighting back on your behalf.

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Noon to 1 pm RSVP by emailing [email protected]

You will receive a calendar invite and Zoom link upon registration.

Questions in advance are encouraged. Please include them with your RSVP.
This exclusive event is only for UHPA members and is limited to the first 50 members who register. If other faculty who are not UHPA members would like to join and be a part of this town hall meeting and other activities to protect their livelihood, please direct them to
[email protected]. Space is limited and UHPA members will be given first priority.

This is not open to the public; however, media will be invited to attend to understand how
faculty may be affected. The information you share may potentially be used in a news story. ✊

Thank you all for participating in day ❤️ we showed we were a unified front and will not sit quietly while public education is threatened ✊