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For Immediate Release:	October 22, 1997
Contact: Cheryl Ernst, 808 956-5941,

Briefings, Public Hearings Set on UH Tuition Proposal The University of Hawai'i is seeking input on proposed tuition increases for the 1998­99 and 1999­2000 academic years. Comment will be accepted through Dec. 3, after which the UH administration will finalize its tuition proposal and forward it to the Board of Regents for consideration during spring semester. Tuition changes would apply beginning fall 1998. PROPOSAL Proposed schedule for full-time students follows. INFORMATION Copies of the tuition proposal are available at UH campus libraries, campus provosts' and deans of students' offices and the Office of the Vice President for Planning and Policy, Bachman Hall 110 on the Manoa campus, as well as on the World Wide Web at www2.hawaii.edu/ovppp/proposal2000.pdf. A briefing will be held for students 10:30­11:45 a.m. Nov. 6 via the Hawai'i Interactive Television System (HITS), followed by question and answer sessions at each HITS site: UH Manoa Kuykendall Hall 201 Leeward Community College Library Room 108 Honolulu Community College Building 7 Room 420 Kapi'olani Community College Naio Room 206 UH Hilo Library Room 359 University of Hawai'i West Hawai'i Center, Telecom Room 2 Maui Community College Library/Media Center Room 2B, Kaua'i Community College Learning Resource Center Room 122 Moloka'i Learning Center Room 1 Lana'i Learning Center Room 1 Additional briefings will be scheduled upon request; contact the office of the campus provost or chancellor or the UH system Office of Planning and Policy at 956-7075.   TESTIMONY Testimony on the proposal can be presented during public meetings on: Nov. 20 5­7 p.m. UH Hilo Campus Center Room 306­7 Nov. 24 3­6 p.m. UH Manoa Campus Center Ballroom Dec. 1 noon­2 p.m. Maui Community College Student Center Second Floor Dec. 2 2­4 p.m. Kaua'i Community College Campus Center Dining Room Testimony can also be mailed to Vice President for Planning and Policy, University of Hawai'i, 2444 Dole Street, Bachman 110, Honolulu HI 96822 or submitted by e-mail to csathre@hawaii.edu.

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