UH IRBs

UH Institutional Review Boards – general information

There are three UH Institutional Review Boards (IRB) responsible for the review of human research conducted by UH personnel.

The submission deadlines below pertain to all three UH IRBs; however, each IRB has their own meeting schedule for the year. See the schedules below or download the 2024 Calendar.

IRB Submission Deadlines and Meeting Schedules

IMPORTANT NOTE: Submission deadlines only pertain to submissions that require review by the full board. All other submissions are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis.

Submission Deadlines

2024 IRB meeting PROTOCOL DUE DATE
JANUARY meeting January 2, 2024
FEBRUARY meeting February 1, 2024
MARCH meeting March 1, 2024
APRIL meeting April 1, 2024
MAY meeting May 1, 2024
JUNE meeting June 3, 2024
JULY meeting July 1, 2024
AUGUST meeting August 1, 2024
SEPTEMBER meeting September 3, 2024
OCTOBER meeting October 1, 2024
NOVEMBER meeting November 1, 2024
DECEMBER meeting November 25, 2024

UH Biomedical IRB

Clinical research protocols and related research projects, including clinical trials that evaluate investigational drugs and devices or medical procedures. (IORG #00000279)

Meeting Schedule

  • January 17, 2024
  • February 21, 2024
  • March 13, 2024
  • April 17, 2024
  • May 22, 2024
  • June 19, 2024
  • July 17, 2024
  • August 21, 2024
  • September 18, 2024
  • October 16, 2024
  • November 20, 2024
  • December 11, 2024

UH Cooperative IRB

Federally-funded research that is performed by two or more members of a cooperative of local institutions. Members of the cooperative include the University of Hawai‘i, The Queen’s Medical Center, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, and Castle Medical Center. (IORG #00003433)

Meeting Schedule

  • January 22, 2024
  • February 12, 2024
  • March 11, 2024
  • April 15, 2024
  • May 20, 2024
  • June 17, 2024
  • July 15, 2024
  • August 19, 2024
  • September 16, 2024
  • October 14, 2024
  • November 18, 2024
  • December 9, 2024

UH Social and Behavioral Sciences IRB

Research protocols in the fields of psychological, education, sociology, etc. or that involve behavioral interventions. (IORG #00001353)

Meeting Schedule

  • January 19, 2024
  • February 23, 2024
  • March 15, 2024
  • April 19, 2024
  • May 17, 2024
  • June 21, 2024
  • July 19, 2024
  • August 23, 2024
  • September 20, 2024
  • October 18, 2024
  • November 15, 2024
  • December 13, 2024

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