HRS §304A-2101
How the university's state budget is set and protected
This section sets rules for the university's state budget. The budget must be between three and five times the expected tuition and fee money for that year. The state must consider certain factors when making the budget, and tuition money cannot be used to cut the budget unless the university asks.
state agencies
The statute, as written — General fund budget appropriations; formulation
(a) The general fund budget appropriations for the university shall be an amount not less than three times and not greater than five times the amount of regular tuition and related fee revenues estimated for that fiscal year. (b) Any general fund budget appropriation for the university for operating purposes for any fiscal year shall include the consideration of: (1) The fiscal condition of the State; (2) Enrollment; (3) Access to educational opportunity; (4) The mix of resident and nonresident students; and (5) Community service and noninstruction programs. (c) No revenue received by the university pursuant to the University of Hawaii tuition and fees special fund established under section [304A-2153] may be used by the governor or the director of finance as a justification for reducing any budget request or allotment to the university unless the university requests such a reduction.
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