URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO OFFER STUDENTS FROM CERTAIN PACIFIC ISLAND NATIONS A REDUCED TUITION RATE EQUIVALENT TO THE RESIDENT TUITION RATE.

This non-binding House Resolution urges the University of Hawaii to extend its resident-tuition-equivalent rate (currently available only to students from the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau) to additional Pacific Island nations. It does not change tuition policy but requests the university update its qualifying nations list to include more Pacific Island neighbors, aiming to increase educational access for students from those regions. The resolution specifically references expanding beyond the current 150% resident-rate list (covering nations like American Samoa and Tonga) to align with the Freely Associated States' 100% rate.