HB 1594 HD1 SD1 establishes the University of Hawai‘i Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawai‘i system or any community college campus. Appropriates funds…
HB 1278 prohibits the University of Hawai‘i board of regents from increasing tuition fees until 2027. Requires the university to report to the legislature regarding tuition increases and the university's repair and maintenance costs. Date: February 9, 2017 at 2:02…
HB 373 establishes a state funds matching grant program for resident undergraduate UH students with financial need and whose parents have not earned a baccalaureate or higher degree. Date: February 9, 2017 at 2:02 p.m. Committee: House Committee on Higher…
SB 1317 appropriates moneys for renovations of the future home of UHM's Academy for Creative Media. Date: February 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Committee: Senate Committee on Higher Education Testifier: Jan Gouveia, Vice President for Administration, University of Hawai‘i System…
SB 1040 SD2 HD1 requires the UH system to develop a 5- and 10-year campus master plan that includes academic and facilities plans. Establishes goals that the campus master plan should strive to achieve, and considerations to be integrated into…
SB 676 appropriates general funds for 6.0 FTE positions for the UH Pamantasan Council to promote access and diversity, including for programs and policies related to Philippine courses and Filipino students. Date: February 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. Committee: Senate…
SB 1294 SD1 HD1 establishes an Undergraduate Health Sciences Academy at the University of Hawai‘i to increase recruitment and retention of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and first generation college students. Appropriates funds. Date: April 5, 2017 at 2:30 p.m. Committee:…
SB 560 SD1 HD1 appropriates funds to the University of Hawai‘i to translate the Hawai‘i State Constitution into the Hawaiian language. Date: March 21, 2017 at 2:02 p.m. Committee: House Committee on Higher Education Testifier: Donald O. Straney, Chancellor, University…
SB 848 SD2 HD1 expands the Hawaiian language college's functions. Authorizes a Hawaiian language medium general education coursework pilot project. Supports the development of an implementation plan for Hawaiian language instruction throughout the University of Hawai‘i system. Requires the University…
SB 924 SD1 to provide appropriations for collective bargaining cost items and other public employment costs for Unit (1) and their excluded counterparts, including the cost of salary adjustments negotiated between the State and the bargaining unit representative for fiscal…
