HI SCR50

Urges the University of Hawaii President and Board of Regents to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at the University of Hawaii Maui College

Notes that Maui County faces increasing healthcare demands from a growing and aging population with insufficient qualified nursing professionals

States that fewer than 20 percent of Associate in Science in Nursing graduates from UH Maui College have completed the Hawaii Statewide Nursing Consortium since 2012, with most graduates remaining in the local workforce

Requests the UH Board of Regents allocate resources for faculty recruitment, curriculum development, and necessary facilities to implement the BSN program

Affirms that a dedicated BSN program at UH Maui College would provide an uninterrupted pathway for advanced nursing education and help address Hawaii's nurse shortage