University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents

Request to:: University of Hawaii
Law used:: State of Hawaii UIPA
Status of this request:: Request awaits classification
Summary of Request: Dear UIPA: Under the Hawaii Open Records Law § 91-1 et seq., I am requesting electronic copies of public records that relate to two patents and two papers by Dr. Tianwei “David” Ma, former Interim Associate Dean of Academics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as well as his resignation letter from this position. The patents, numbers US10,873,276 and US10,848,079, were based on two engineering papers by Dr. Ma from 2018 and 2019 respectively. Both the papers and patent applications list Dr. Ma’s son, Enze Ma, as a co-author. We are requesting documents pertaining to the number of hours Enze Ma spent as a research assistant for the engineering program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. We are also requesting the expense reports showing how much money was spent on the 2017 and 2018 patent applications filed by UH resulting in patents US10,873,276 and US10,848,079. We are also requesting any written correspondence or public meetings transcripts between September 2017 and May 2020 related to actions taken against Dr. Ma or discussions of reprimand in response to the two previously mentioned papers and patents. Finally, we are requesting the letter of resignation sent by Dr. Tianwei “David” Ma in which he resigned from his position as Interim Associate Dean of Academics at the UH school of engineering.

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From	Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)
Subject	Records Request for University of Hawaii: University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents [#1176]
Date	July 2, 2024, 7:58 a.m.
To	University of Hawaii
Status	Awaiting response
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Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address.

Dear UIPA:

Under the Hawaii Open Records Law § 91-1 et seq., I am requesting electronic copies of public records that relate to two patents and two papers by Dr. Tianwei “David” Ma, former Interim Associate Dean of Academics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as well as his resignation letter from this position. 

The patents, numbers US10,873,276 and US10,848,079, were based on two engineering papers by Dr. Ma from 2018 and 2019 respectively. Both the papers and patent applications list Dr. Ma’s son, Enze Ma, as a co-author. We are requesting documents pertaining to the number of hours Enze Ma spent as a research assistant for the engineering program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. We are also requesting the expense reports showing how much money was spent on the 2017 and 2018 patent applications filed by UH resulting in patents US10,873,276 and US10,848,079.

We are also requesting any written correspondence or public meetings transcripts between September 2017 and May 2020 related to actions taken against Dr. Ma or discussions of reprimand in response to the two previously mentioned papers and patents.

Finally, we are requesting the letter of resignation sent by Dr. Tianwei “David” Ma in which he resigned from his position as Interim Associate Dean of Academics at the UH school of engineering.

Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)

4 months, 3 weeks agoJuly 2, 2024, 7:58 a.m.: Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal) sent a message to University of Hawaii.

From	Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)
Subject	Records Request for University of Hawaii: University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents [#1176]
Date	July 22, 2024, 4:55 a.m.
To	University of Hawaii

Aloha, My UIPA request "University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents" (07/02/2024) was not answered in the time defined by HAR 2-71-13. Please update me on the status of my request as soon as possible. Mahalo, Stephen Halley

4 months agoJuly 22, 2024, 4:56 a.m.: Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal) sent a message to University of Hawaii.

From	Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)
Subject	Records Request for University of Hawaii: University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents [#1176]
Date	Sept. 18, 2024, 12:23 p.m.
To	University of Hawaii

2 months agoSept. 18, 2024, 12:23 p.m.: Stephen Halley (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal) sent a message to University of Hawaii.

From	UIPA UIPA – University of Hawaii
Subject	Re: Records Request for University of Hawaii: University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents [#1176]
Date	Sept. 18, 2024, 12:46 p.m.

Aloha Stephen, We have reached out to the appropriate unit and will update you as soon as we hear back. Mahalo. On Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 12:23 PM Stephen Halley < <<email address> > wrote: > Aloha, > > My UIPA request "University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action > Documents" (07/02/2024) was not answered in the time defined by HAR 2-71-13. > Please update me on the status of my request as soon as possible. > > Mahalo, > > > > >

2 months agoSept. 18, 2024, 12:47 p.m.: Received an email from University of Hawaii.

From	Elmer Kaai – University of Hawaii
Subject	Acknowledgment of Request: Records Request for University of Hawaii: University of Hawaii - Faculty Disciplinary Action Documents [#1176]
Date	Sept. 20, 2024, 7:30 p.m.
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Dear Mr. Halley, Thank you for your patience and please accept our apologies for the delay in responding to your records request of July 2, 2024. Attached is the University of Hawaiʻi's Acknowledgment to Requester form, per Chapter 92F Hawaii Revised Statutes, officially informing you that your request has been received. Also, please note that your request will be expedited and that my office will serve as the point of contact. My office will be providing a status on your request no later than Friday, September 27, 2024. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Elmer Kaʻai Director Government Relations and Community Affairs *Maui Nō Ka ʻOi * <https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation... ~~ *He lālā kamahele no ka lāʻau kū i ka pali * *A far-reaching branch of the tree standing on the cliff.[A boast of a strong person who, like the tree on the cliff, can withstand gales and pouring rain.]* *(**ʻŌlelo Noeau: Hoʻonahoa - courage)* *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *Elmer K. Kaʻai* Director, Government Relations and Community Affairs Office of the Provost University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Tel: 808.956.3816 Fax: 808.956.7115 email: <<email address>>

2 months agoSept. 20, 2024, 7:30 p.m.: Received an email from University of Hawaii.

From	Elmer Kaai – University of Hawaii
Subject	University of Hawaiʻi's Response to the UIPA Request of July 2, 2024
Date	Oct. 11, 2024, 4:09 p.m.
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Dear Mr. Halley, Thank you for your patience and apologies for the delay with our response. Attached is the University of Hawaiʻi's response to your records request of July 2, 2024. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Best regards, Elmer Kaʻai, Director Government Relations and Community Affairs *Maui Nō Ka ʻOi * <https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation... ~~ *He lālā kamahele no ka lāʻau kū i ka pali * *A far-reaching branch of the tree standing on the cliff.[A boast of a strong person who, like the tree on the cliff, can withstand gales and pouring rain.]* *(**ʻŌlelo Noeau: Hoʻonahoa - courage)* *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* *Elmer K. Kaʻai* Director, Government Relations and Community Affairs Office of the Provost University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Tel: 808.956.3816 Fax: 808.956.7115 email: <<email address>>

1 month, 1 week agoOct. 11, 2024, 4:10 p.m.: Received an email from University of Hawaii.