The University of Hawaiʻi will hold a hybrid public hearing on Thursday, July 28, 12–2 p.m. (the hearing may be concluded earlier if all submitted testimony has been received and heard), on UH-related Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) that streamline residency requirements and delinquent financial obligations and the update rules of practice and procedure for the State Board of Career and Technical Education and the State Post Secondary Education Commission.
The proposed rule changes were approved by the UH Board of Regents (BOR) and Governor Igeʻs office for public hearing.
The hearing will be held at the UH Mānoa Information Technology Center Room 105A on the proposed rules currently posted on the BOR website:
- Amendments to Chapter 20-4, HAR, entitled “Determination of Residency as Applied to Tuition Payments and Admission”
- Amendments to Chapter 20-10, HAR, entitled “Delinquent Financial Obligations”
- Simultaneous repeal of Chapter 20-30, HAR, entitled “Rules of Practice and Procedure” and adoption of Chapter 20-30.1, HAR, entitled “Rules of Practice and Procedure” for the State Board of Career and Technical Education
- Simultaneous repeal of Chapter 20-40, HAR, entitled “Rules of Practice and Procedure” and adoption of Chapter 20-40.1, HAR, entitled “Rules of Practice and Procedure” for the State Post-Secondary Education Commission.
Written testimony may be submitted electronically, via email at uhhar@hawaii.edu or by U.S. mail (address below).
Those who intend to testify may sign up at the public hearing or testify virtually. Those who wish to testify virtually must register no later than 7:00 a.m. on the day of the hearing. Oral testimony is limited to three minutes per speaker, and it is recommended that those testifying orally also submit written testimony.
Persons with special needs (e.g., large print, sign language interpreter or translator) are asked to call (808) 956-4250 or email uhhar@hawaii.edu by Thursday, July 21, 2022.
Address for testimony via U.S. Mail:
UH System Government Relations Office
2442 Campus Road,
Administrative Services Building 1, Room 101
Honolulu, HI 96822
