HI SB1161

Requires two faculty members on the University of Hawaii board of regents: one from a community college and one from Manoa, Hilo, or West Oahu campuses, with campuses in different counties.

Prohibits tuition fee increases by the board of regents until an unspecified date (language incomplete in bill).

Caps the University of Hawaii system's general fund appropriation for operating expenses (program ID UOH900) at $41,957,000 annually for fiscal years 2017-2018 through 2021-2022, with restrictions on transferring funds from other sources to circumvent this limit.

Requires all University of Hawaii administrative employees earning over $150,000 annually to have employment contracts with the university by July 1, 2018.

Mandates the University of Hawaii submit a report to the legislature by twenty days before the 2018 regular session on whether tuition increases are helping address the university's repair and maintenance backlog.