Updated at 7:35 a.m., Tuesday, March 13, 2007
House budgets $31M for UH-West O'ahu's first phase
Advertiser Staff
State House leaders are scheduled to announce the inclusion of $31 million in the House budget today for the construction of phase one of the University of Hawai'i-West Oahu.The funding will be announced at the state Capitol rotunda at 11:30 a.m.
The new building will be in Kapolei, makai of H-1 Freeway. The school is currently operating out of portable classrooms near Leeward Community College.
UH-West O'ahu will offer four-year bachelor's degrees and will be similar in size to UH-Hilo, state officials said.
