News Releases
$790,000 Gift establishes HCRC Distinguished Professorship in Affordable Housing
To help address the growing crisis of affordable housing in Hawaiʻi, the Hawaii Community Reinvestment Corporation (HCRC) has donated $790,000 to establish the HCRC Distinguished Professorship in Affordable Housing. This endowment supports the establishment of a professorship in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning and the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization (UHERO) in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa.
New Fujimoto Family Endowment benefits students in the UH Hilo College of Business and Economics
Each semester, the endowment will fund a scholarship of $500 to several students enrolled in one of the college’s degree programs who have been accepted into an internship program.
Pali Momi Medical Center Donates Portable Defibrillators To The UH Athletics Department
Pali Momi Medical Center, a member of the Hawai‘i Pacific Health family of medical centers, has donated seven automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, to the University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department.
Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle presents $6,000 Scholarship for Environmental Studies at Windward CC
The Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle (LKOC) recently awarded $6,000 to fund Environmental Studies scholarships at Windward Community College.
HMSA and Wilcox Medical Center donate $75,000
Kaua‘i Community College (KCC) Nursing Program students will have a new 3G simulation manikin this year due to donations from HMSA ($45,000) and Wilcox Medical Center ($30,000)
SSFM International gives $260K in UHM scholarships and fellowships
HONOLULU - SSFM International, Inc. has contributed $261,263 to support UH Mānoa College of Engineering and College of Social Sciences students.
Regal theatre partnership supports aspiring filmmakers
Regal Kapolei Commons 12, Hawaiʻi’s first luxury movie theater, is partnering with UH West Oʻahu and UH Academy for Creative Media to bring student-produced films to theater audiences.
HEI EV – Acts of aloha
Hawaiian Electric Industries has donated four Smart ForTwo Electric Drive vehicles to the University of Hawaiʻi
Historic Partnership Builds on YMCA Atherton’s History
HONOLULU - The University of Hawai‘i, University of Hawai‘i Foundation and YMCA of Honolulu have come together in a unique partnership to ensure that the Atherton YMCA remains a home for University of Hawai‘i students and YMCA programs continue to flourish for students across the island.
UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business Awards 350 Scholarships totaling over $1 Million for 2016-2017
The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa celebrated its successful scholarship program this week with business students and scholarship donors at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The College awarded over $1 million in scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Saltchuk Hawaii Companies Gives $150,000
The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa received a gift of $150,000 for scholarships from the Hawai‘i-based companies of Saltchuk Resources, Inc., based in Seattle, Washington.
$125,000 to Tackle Rural Hawai‘i’s Nursing Shortage
The William Randolph Hearst Foundations has awarded $125,000 to UH Mānoa Nursing to fund scholarships for 15 community college students from rural areas of Hawai‘i pursuing a baccalaureate degree in nursing.
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