UH Hilo College of Pharmacy receives $33 million for construction of new facilities

The funds will finance the construction of a new building that will include classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, offices and related spaces in accordance with Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education standards and guidelines.

The Office of the Governor released $33 million for the construction of a 35,000-square-foot instructional and research facility for the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘ii at Hilo.

“This facility will provide the space needed for students and faculty to learn and discover the wonders of science,” Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui says. “I am confident that achievements made in this building will benefit the Big Island community, the state of Hawai‘ii and the world.”

The funds will finance the construction of a new building that will include classrooms, teaching and research laboratories, offices, and related spaces in accordance with Accreditation Council of Pharmacy Education standards and guidelines. When complete, it will house UH Hilo’s largest graduate and doctoral programs on campus.

Prior to 2007, Hawai‘ii was one of only a few states in the nation that did not provide pharmacy education. The construction of the College of Pharmacy building will allow local students to remain in Hawai‘ii and eventually help the state’s need for more professionals in this field.

–From the Office of the Governor

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Update, 10/13:

See also: UH Hilo press release.