Giving Opportunities
Here are current fundraising needs to consider as you make your philanthropic plans. There are many more that are not highlighted here. If you are interested in a particular area of study or project, please contact us and we will help you determine if there is a match between your passions and interests with the University's aspirations.
Music to Maui's Ears
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has awarded UH Maui College's Institute of Hawaiian Music $200,000 to support budding Hawaiian musicians. This is a 1:1 challenge grant. Every $1 given by a donor to the Institute of Hawaiian Music will be matched with $1 from the Castle Foundation.
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Physician-researcher David Curb Memorial Fund
Dr. Curb's impact on health care in the islands was significant. He brought numerous research projects to Hawaiʻi, including the national Women's Health Initiative, a long-term study of womenʻs health. The author of more than 400 articles in medical journals during his career, Curb also served as a mentor to dozens of researchers who have authored groundbreaking studies of their own.
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Preserve Native Plants for the Future
Lyon Arboretum is home to a Micropropagation Lab. This is the only lab of its kind in Hawaiʻi. Here,
critical rescue and recovery research takes place to prevent the extinction of native Hawaiian plants. To save more of our natural heritage,
the Arboretum has embarked on a capital improvement project.
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Sweet Sustainability
Chef Alan Wong has teamed up with the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo to build awareness of the critical
plight of honey bees and to promote local solutions to sustaining the honey bee industry.
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Cancer Research Saves Lives
The University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center has earned designation by the National Cancer Institute as one of
the premier research institutions in the U.S. To remain at the forefront of innovation, we need private support to augment grant funding
for research, recruitment, technology, and education.
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The Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowed Fund
The Ann Dunham Soetoro Endowment is a tribute to an independent thinker who used Applied Anthropology to
analyze situations and prevailing assumptions to develop creative and effective solutions. It is a living
legacy to a compassionate human being who lived and worked among the people she was studying, seeking to
understand their culture and values in a way that allowed her to bring about lasting change.
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Culinary Training
The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head is a place where students will receive an affordable and accessible world-class
culinary training from world-class chefs.
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Students First
Scholarship giving begins with a simple principle: no deserving student should be denied access to education because of finances.
Donors to UH can make that principle a reality.
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Find a Cure
The Dr. Edwin C. Cadman Endowed Fund for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disorders strives to advance biomedical research and ultimately help
find a cure for neurodegenerative disorders.
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