Manoa is in the midst of a five-year, phased tuition increase of approximately 3 percent per fiscal year through 2005-06 that raises the cost of one year of undergraduate tuition at UH-Manoa from $3,024 for Hawai'i residents at the inception of the increase to $3,504 by 2006.

Acting President David McClain told the Board of Regents today that if tuition increases are suggested in the years following, they will also include aid for students in need.

"A big slice of our tuition increase will be put it into financial aid," said Mcclain.

A workshop in August will begin wrestling with numbers in conjunction with looking at what the university hopes to seek in the coming legislative session.

McClain noted that along with potentially raising tuition, the university has to "fix the store" by making sure buildings are in good shape to attract students.

That means putting immediate attention to the university's $160 million in deferred repairs and maintenance.