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Bill Aims to Attract More International Students to Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon
Published February 25, 2015 at 12:01 AM HST
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Joel Weaver is the Director of the Hawai‘i English Language Program at UH M?noa. He says over the years, international student enrollment has declined by as much as 40%.

Attracting visitors to Hawai‘i has never been a problem for the state where tourism is its main economic driver. But what about attracting students? HPR’s Molly Solomon takes a look at what the state is doing to improve international enrollment at local universities.
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Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.
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