The University of Hawaii wants to more than double the athletics fee students pay each semester, which is bad news for students already stretched thin and good news for a sports department facing rising costs.

• The fee would jump from $50 to $125 a semester, lifting athletics revenue from $1.6 million to over $4 million.
• Students are pushing back, saying they are broke and are being charged for games they never attend.
• The money would cover athlete meals, health care, and facilities like the pool and intramural sports, plus student jobs in the department.
• The fee has not changed since 2011, and even at $125 Hawaii would sit near the bottom among Mountain West schools.

Outlook: The school is surveying students now and takes the proposal to the Board of Regents in November, which must approve it.