RCUH -The Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii

‘Ahahuina Noi‘i O Ke Kulanui O Hawai‘i

Supporting Hawai‘i’s Research Community for More Than 60 Years

The Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i (RCUH) supports Hawai‘i’s innovation and growth by providing streamlined administrative services for research, development, and training projects.

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Supporting Hawai‘i’s Research Community for More Than 60 Years

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Supporting Hawai‘i’s Research Community for More Than 60 Years

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Supporting Hawai‘i’s Research Community for More Than 60 Years

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Our Values

Efficiency
Responsiveness
Service

We streamline business processes to reduce the administrative burden on researchers and help our clients stay ahead of the curve.

$379,244,010

Volume of business processed through RCUH in Fiscal Year 2025

We strive to address client concerns and process HR and Finance transactions in a timely manner, while adhering to applicable policies and regulations.

7 Days

Minimum number of days to hire a Regular-status RCUH employee in Fiscal Year 2025

We go the “extra mile” to help researchers achieve their goals by aiming to provide or find solutions that meet their needs.

4,128 Projects

Number of projects that RCUH serviced in Fiscal Year 2025

Person standing with a yellow bucket on sand overlooking a baby turtle

Man standing underneath Subaru Telescope

Man in a face mask looking over a tiled reflective material

Three workers in life vests bring in water samples

Policy Updates

Update to the IRS Standard Mileage Rate

July 23, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated the standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile (includes cars, vans, pickups, and panel trucks) for business purposes. Effective July 1, 2026, the IRS standard milage rate has increased from $0.725 to $0.76 per mile driven for business purposes. See IRS Standard mileage rates. Attachment … <a class="more-link" href="https://www.rcuh.com/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Homepage</span></a>

HR Portal/ESS

RCUH HR IMPORTANT - RCUH Human Resources Online Systems Down Friday, 07/24/26 6:00 PM to Saturday, 07/25/26 8:00 AM

July 22, 2026

Policy Updates

August 3, 2026

12:00 pm

Payroll Deadline (12:00 Noon HST)

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August 17, 2026

12:00 pm

Payroll Deadline (12:00 Noon HST)

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August 20, 2026

11:00 am – 11:45 am

New Hire Orientation: Ask Us Anything Session

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August 21, 2026

HOLIDAY: Statehood Day

Astronomy

Subaru Telescope

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

The Subaru Telescope, operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and an RCUH project for 25-plus years, has the primary advantage of observing a wide field of the universe with a resolution 1000 times that of the naked human eye.

Oceanography

Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research

UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology

CIMAR has fostered innovative collaboration between scientists at UH Mānoa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for more than 35 years.

Image credits and caption on this page

Research Corporation of the University of Hawaiʻi logo

Pueo overlooking Kohala. Photo courtesy Bret Nainoa Mossman.

Photo courtesy GoFarm Hawaiʻi

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible after the sunset on Maunakea. Photo courtesy Dr. Vera Maria Passegger/NAOJ.

Photo courtesy Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)

Photo courtesy Jeff Milisen/Hawaii Coral Reef Initiative (HCRI)

Photo courtesy Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Management (NREM) Wildlife Ecology Lab

Photo courtesy SimTiki Simulation Center

Photo courtesy Camryn Allen/Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research (CIMAR)

Photo courtesy Subaru Telescope/NAOJ

Photo courtesy Jonas Vibell/Brain & Behavior Laboratory/UHM Department of Psychology

Photo courtesy Mauna Kahalāwai Watershed Partnership (MKWP)/Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU)

Photo courtesy Pan-STARRS

Photo courtesy the Hawaii Ocean Time-series (HOT)/Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)/Simons Collaboration on Ocean Processes and Ecology (SCOPE)

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