Hawaii Legislature moves to terminate professor through budget process

Image:  The Hawaii Legislature has taken the unusual step of terminating a tenured professor at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa through the legislative budget process. It’s not unheard-of for a legislature to eliminate empty positions at different agencies, but the professor affected by the Hawaii Legislature’s decision is still occupying the role and has worked at the university since 1999. “The affected faculty member was director of the UH Cancer Center (one of only 71...