The University of Hawaii wants to hold tuition flat for two years and then raise it, which spares current students short-term pain but means higher costs for future ones.

• Tuition would be frozen for two years, then rise for two more years.
• Resident undergraduate tuition at UH Manoa could reach nearly $13,000 a year by 2031.
• UH says tuition has barely moved in a decade while the cost of running the university has climbed.
• Public hearings are being held at UH Manoa, UH Hilo, Kauai Community College, and UH Maui.

Outlook: The university will collect public input at the hearings this month before deciding on the plan.