Photo courtesy of UH Hilo.

Front page story in today’s Hawaii Tribune Herald (outside news source determines link expiration).

Summary:

New plans for the China-U.S. Center at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo call for the construction of 200 student apartments — not dormitories — as the first phase of the project.

Plans are for four buildings, each four stories high with about 50 apartments each. The 1,000-square-foot apartments would have three bedrooms, with two students sharing each bedroom, plus a kitchen and living area. Proposed rent is $780 per month per student.

The estimated cost for the four buildings and supporting infrastructure is $71 million.