HILO — The University of Hawaii’s Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy came up short this week when the school’s lack of permanent facilities cost it points in an accreditation evaluation.
Visiting the Hilo campus on Monday and Tuesday, the evaluation team sent by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education found the college to be lacking when it came to providing physical facilities. Currently, pharmacy students are spread out at various locations around Hilo, including in temporary trailer classrooms off Komohana Street.
“Of the 30 standards that comprise ACPE Standards 2007, the evaluation team found that the College was in compliance with all but one,” wrote evaluation consultant Max D. Ray in a preliminary summary of findings following the visit. “With respect to Standard 27 (physical facilities), the team found the college to be noncompliant.
The University is currently working with the Legislature to procure the $38 million in funding it needs for a permanent building. The state Senate has funded the project in its version of the state budget, but the state House of Representatives dropped a line item for the college from its version about halfway through the current session.
The currently Legislative session will come to a close on May 2.