A new student center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa will cost $16 million more than expected and open about a year later than first scheduled, and officials say inflation and pandemic-related delays are to blame.
Three floors of the air conditioned building will be open space for student gathering, studying and socializing with comfortable seating, tables and ample electrical outlets.
The flagship campus of the 10-campus University of Hawai‘i System placed No. 505 out of 20,531 universities ranked by the Center for World University Rankings.