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Artist rendering of the planned Kapolei campus.
Plans for the West O‘ahu Campus
The university reached an agreement on a letter of intent with the Hunt Building Corporation for the Kapolei campus.
The letter signals Hunt’s intention to purchase 298 acres of the university’s 500-acre Kapolei site in fee simple, at a purchase price of $100.14 million, and will enable the first phase of construction for the new campus, estimated at $135 million, to proceed. The remaining $35 million is being requested from the Hawai'i State Legislature this session.
“When it comes to higher education access opportunities, we know that the rapidly-growing West O'ahu region is the most underserved of any in our state. We’re looking forward to expanding the reach of UH into these communities,” says President David McClain.
“When the new campus opens its doors in 2009, it will fulfill the dream of many 'Ewa and Leeward O'ahu families who have lobbied for a West O'ahu campus for the past three decades,” says West O'ahu Chancellor Gene Awakuni. “We’re excited by the opportunity to be of greater service to the residents of this region.”
Read the news release.