The following statements of values and assumptions are the basis on which information technology development will take place within the University of Hawaii:

• The University of Hawaii shall provide high-quality information and telecommunications systems to support the University's mission of instruction, research, and public service.
• Information technology development shall take place in accordance with the needs of the University community and with active user involvement.
• The University must nurture individual creativity. Progress will be made by providing the University community with training, facilities, and support, and then by rewarding and supporting success.
• The universal trend toward decentralization must be encouraged and supported as appropriate; both large and small systems will be used together to address user requirements.
• In keeping with the generally decentralized structure of the University system, information technology functions and support will be both decentralized and centralized. Much of the end-user equipment, support, decision-making, and budgeting must occur at the college or unit level. There must be central responsibility for activities that require overall consistency or for which there are significant economies of scale, such as planning and overall prioritization of needs, training, system management, specialized assistance, systemwide information systems, specialized systems, and the design, implementation, and management of the systemwide telecommunications network.
• Telecommunications networks are a crucial part of the University infrastructure, particularly in Hawaii where the island geography separates campuses within the statewide system from each other, and where thousands of miles and hours of time difference separate individuals from colleagues and peers at other institutions. Network access must be ubiquitous and reliable.
• The University's information technology environment will be technically heterogeneous. The end-user should access all information resources through a uniform interface, as though all resources emanated from a single integrated system. Access to this system of resources shall be available from a wide range of end-user equipment.
• The development of information and technology resources and services will be accompanied by directories, user-friendly front-ends, training, and support for the university community to encourage and facilitate the adoption and ongoing use of technology.
• The inevitable obsolescence of computer equipment will be planned for; students will have access to technology at least comparable to that used in the outside community.
• The University shall continue to be part of national and international telecommunications networks to enable access to and sharing of information, computing, communications, and instructional resources. Furthermore, the University shall continue to develop as a focal point of telecommunications in support of its mission as the academic hub of the Pacific.
• Access to local, statewide, national or international information resources will be available from offices, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and dormitories on all campuses, and from homes throughout the State of Hawaii.
• To the extent that other entities serve as network carriers, the University shall ensure that its infrastructure is developed so as to allow utilization of the widest possible range of non-commercial, commercial, or internal carrier services. The University logical network will be autonomously managed by the University.