H-4 child of a domiciled H-1B parent No — by published rule
Resident for tuition = citizen or PR for one year; nonimmigrants cannot establish the required domicile.
In-state tuition in Hawaii, by visa
Whether a family on a work visa can ever pay the resident rate in Hawaii — the governing rule, the H-4 and F-1 answers, the waiting clock, and any high-school-attendance path. The residency officer is always the final authority; this page gets you to the right one with the right citation.
Who decides
Statewide: HRS §304A-402 + HAR tit.20 ch.4; UH system applies.
The high-school path
HB 1170 / Act 138 (2025), eff. Fall 2025 — Hawaii HS graduation within the previous 2 years → resident rate, status-blind — rescues H-4/F-2 kids who finished HS in Hawaii.
Covers visa-holder kids: yes.
Where this comes from
HRS §304A-402; HAR §20-4-6; Act 138 (2025).
Re-verification note: Act 138 details from campus pages, not the session law.
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