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February 19, 2015
  • Opening Doors to Education

Pacific Links Hawai‘i Foundation recently renewed its support of two successful programs, building on its ongoing support to UH now totaling $90,000.

The Pacific Links Hawai‘i Scholarship Endowment provides financial assistance to leeward coast residents who are promising full-time or part-time undergraduate students at UH West O‘ahu.

UHWO Chancellor Rockne Freitas said, “We are most grateful to Pacific Links Hawai‘i Foundation for its generous investment in our community and our region’s future. Endowed scholarships are a powerful tool for us to make our educational offerings accessible to the diverse communities in the leeward Oahu area. As the only public four-year university located in this area, it is imperative that we have privately funded scholarships available to students, to ensure affordability and nurture student success.”

Pacific Links Hawai‘i Chief Operating Officer Micah Kane added, “"It is great to see and meet the scholarship recipients.  I know our Foundation board would be very proud of the progress they are making toward college success . . . not to mention attending UH West Oahu to do it.  We hope that one day we will see them leading positive initiatives on the Leeward Coast, and working to make our communities better.

Nānākuli Pathways to Health seeks to "grow our own healers" by providing students the chance to explore and learn about opportunities in higher education and health careers.  In partnership with Nānākuli High and Intermediate School (NHIS) teachers, administration and community partners, the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence (NHCOE) at the John A. Burns School of Medicine engages NHIS students and families with culturally-based, health-promoting, and empowering activities. NHIS’s student body is over 70 percent Native Hawaiian and many are challenged with socioeconomic hardships.  NHCOE and NHIS recognize the potential in students, encouraging them to see the linkages between education and health in order to support their dreams and build healthier communities.


If you would like to learn how you can support UH students and programs like this, please contact us at 808 376-7800 or send us a message.