Impact on Students

For more than a century, the University of Hawaiʻi has worked hard to make higher education accessible to all. Whether through one of the seven community college campuses or one of the three four-year campuses, UH is expanding its efforts to attract the most promising students, regardless of their financial circumstances.

As college costs continue to rise, the amount of private support for students must as well. It is essential that we increase the number of endowed scholarships available to retain our best and brightest, and to provide access to a life-changing higher education experience for all.

The Educational Legacy Of The Loui Family

Bernice Char Loui, 104, of Honolulu died on January 18, 2012 at Straub hospital. She attended McKinley High and Phillips Commercial School. She worked at Eastman Kodak-Hawaii and in 1931 married Leong Hop Loui who was a sports reporter at the Honolulu Star Bulletin. » Read more

Music Legends Support Hawaiian Music and Students

For 22 years, Victor Rittenband and his wife Nancy performed Hawaiian music and hula in Waikiki. While they are no longer with us, thanks to their generosity and foresight, students and faculty at UH Mānoa's Department of Music are benefiting from their $1 million bequest gift. » Read more

Globetrotting Philanthropist Hazel Theodore Opens Doors

Hazel Theodore was born and raised in Honolulu. She graduated from Farrington High School and then attended UH Mānoa. With a keen interest in business she applied herself to her studies and graduated with a Bachelor's degree with a major in Economics and a minor in Business. » Read more

Scholarships and Persistence Pay Off

Scholarships help students fulfill their dreams and improve the quality of life for their whole family. Hilo’s Shirley Dellinger shares her inspiring story about the challenges she overcame in her determination to succeed – and how the Osher Reentry Scholarship was instrumental in her success. » Read more

Nurturing Native Hawaiian law

With a gift of $750,000 from Kamehameha Schools, Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law launched a three year fellowship program at the William S. Richardson School of Law at UH Mānoa. » Read more

Encouraging Young People to "Go for Broke"

In 1941 Japanese bombs rained down on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. government began to question the patriotism of Japanese-Americans. » Read more

A Lifetime of Love

Born in 1906, Anna Sloggett has become a living legend, known for her irrepressible wit, and honored as a talented, dedicated, and caring teacher. » Read more

Quest for world peace fuels scholarship

During her 30-year career as an administrator and educator at UH Hilo, three core values have driven Audrey Furukawa: family, friendship and opportunity. » Read more

Extraordinary entomologist remembered

Known as "one of the last polymaths of Diptera Systematics", Elmo, as he was known to most who knew him personally, was a teacher and mentor to students of entomology throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. » Read more

Building a Global Health Perspective

Dr. Noguchi saw young physicians as ambassadors of goodwill and held the unwavering belief that medicine, science and health have no boundaries and that good health is a right for all human beings. » Read more

Making Dreams Come True

Through the Sunao Sandy "Mom" Kodama Memorial Scholarship Fund, the life and contributions of a special woman with an extraordinary gift for making people feel at home, are honored and remembered. » Read more