The University Of Hawaii Asks Legislators For An Additional $75 Million … The university says it needs the funds to make up for severe budget cuts last year amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The University of Hawaii is asking the Legislature for an additional $75 million to operate its 10-campus system statewide for the fiscal year that begins July 1 after its budget was sliced last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last year the Legislature approved a budget that axed $47 million in general funds from the UH budget. UH saw a total budget reduction of 10%, with UH Manoa – the main campus – impacted the most.
The state already has appropriated $503 million in general funds to UH in the fiscal year that begins July 1. UH is asking the Legislature for an additional $75 million to restore budget cuts made last session. That would bring its total general funds budget to $579 million.
