HI HB2210

Board of Regents must grant full tuition waivers to Native Hawaiian and Hawaiian students enrolled at any University of Hawaii system campus.

Students must possess a card from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs identifying them as registered in the Hawaiian registry under section 10-19 to qualify for the waiver.

The bill cites Hawaii's constitutional mandate to promote Native Hawaiian well-being and notes the university has not fully paid obligations for use of public trust lands designated for Native Hawaiian benefit.

The legislation aligns Hawaii with other states (Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana) that provide tuition benefits for indigenous populations.

The University of Hawaii is required to adopt administrative rules to implement the tuition waiver program.