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This resolution urges the University of Hawaii to expand its current tuition reduction policy to offer students from Pacific Island nations who lack public baccalaureate-granting institutions a fully reduced tuition rate equivalent to 100% of the resident tuition rate. Currently, the university offers some Pacific Island jurisdictions a reduced rate of 150% of resident tuition, and the Freely Associated States (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau) already receive a 100% resident tuition rate. The resolution aims to increase educational accessibility and promote cross-cultural exchange by broadening the list of eligible jurisdictions beyond those currently included, such as American Samoa, Northern Marianas, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Tonga, and others. The resolution specifically requests that the University of Hawaii System's president receive a certified copy of this formal recommendation, which was offered by the Pacific Islands Caucus during the Thirty-third Legislature's Regular Session of 2025.

Education

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