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

HCR 162 is a non-binding concurrent resolution urging the University of Hawaii to extend reduced tuition rates to students from Pacific Island nations without public bachelor's degree programs. Currently, students from the Freely Associated States (Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau) pay 100% of resident tuition, while others like American Samoa pay 150%. The resolution requests expanding this 100% rate to include additional Pacific Island nations on the university's updated list. This directly affects students from qualifying Pacific Island countries seeking undergraduate education at the University of Hawaii.