HCR 125 Summary

• Encourages University of Hawaii faculty to make greater use of open educational resources and other low-cost or free resources in their courses.

• Acknowledges that average textbook and supplies costs for public colleges are $1,250 per academic year and have risen significantly faster than the consumer price index over the past twenty years.

• Notes that open educational resources at the University of Hawaii since 2015 have saved students hundreds of thousands of dollars in textbook costs while providing free instructional materials and giving faculty greater control over course content.

• Defines open educational resources as learning, teaching, and research materials that are either in the public domain or licensed to permit free reuse and repurposing.

• Directs transmission of certified copies to the Chair of the Board of Regents, President of the University of Hawaii, and co-chairs of the University of Hawaii All Campus Council of Faculty Senate Chairs.