The University of Hawaii system faces some $50 million in additional restrictions per year for the next two years under Gov. Linda Lingle’s plan to furlough state workers and cut education budgets, UH President David McClain wrote in an e-mail statement.

“There are various scenarios and several uncertainties as to how this situation may play out at the state level. As we monitor ongoing developments, my leadership team and I are working to craft an appropriate response for the university,” read McClain's e-mail.
“In this process we will be in discussion with our Board of Regents, campus chancellors and other constituencies within and external to the university, including of course the unions who represent our employees,” he wrote.
The governor said she intends to restrict UH and Department of Education general funds expenditures in an amount equivalent to the three-day-per-month furlough she announced for other state employees.
While UH has not received official notification of the dollar amount, McClain estimated it to be more than $50 million per year in fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011.