Posted at 12:10 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2007
$380,000 released for UH-Manoa building
Advertiser Staff
Gov. Linda Lingle has released $380,000 in preliminary design funds for a new classroom and office building at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa campus, a news release said.The new building will be developed at the site of Henke Hall, which is situated mauka of the Kennedy Theatre, the news release from the governor's office said. Total design cost is estimated at $7.9 million and will be requested in the university's future budget.
The project will address problems related to the deterioration of many of the university's classroom facilities and the general lack of larger classrooms and office space needed to support the undergraduate education program, the release said.
The project will enable the university to expand classrooms availability in order to accommodate future enrollment projections, provide greater efficiencies and utilization of space, and improve the university's educational effectiveness.
The total estimated project cost is $86.7 million.
