News Releases
$50,000 Gift Inspired by Father Funds Cancer Research
The University of Hawai‘i Cancer Center celebrated CoolingCancer.org’s $50,000 gift raised with proceeds from a golf tournament.
Development Professionals Coarsey and Zarate-Ramirez Join Team
The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is happy to announce that two new development professionals have joined the team.
Nakasone and Pettit join UH Foundation Board
Hawai‘i –The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is happy to announce the appointment of Jackson Nakasone and Ted Pettit to the board of trustees.
AFWA Creates Accounting Scholarship at Shidler
The Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance established a scholarship to support the best and brightest accounting students at UH Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business.
New Website Brings Together UH Alumni
Hawai‘i – University of Hawaiʻi alumni looking for career services, online trainings, job opportunities, as well as news about their alma mater now have a one-stop shop – uhalumni.org.
New Hire and Promotion in Estate and Gift Planning
Hawai‘i – The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is happy to announce that Dale Spenner has been promoted to director of estate and gift planning. Additionally, Diana Kim has joined the Foundation as associate director of estate and gift planning.
Arthurs Establish Three Hawai‘i Island Scholarships
Longtime Hawai‘i Community College administrator Dr. Barbara Arthurs and her husband Robert (Bob) Arthurs have pledged $127,000 to establish three endowments to support UH Hilo and Hawai‘i CC students.
$500K Gift Funds Queen Lili‘uokalani Distinguished Professorship
The powerful and moving quote by Queen Lili‘uokalani above serves as an inspiration for the Queen Lili`uokalani Trust to perpetuate her legacy of care and compassion for the orphan and destitute children of Hawai‘i.
Sports Trailblazer Honors Family with Scholarships
Ivanelle Hoe, a proud UH alumna and lifelong P.E. teacher at Castle High, is honoring her mother Grace Hoe (pictured), her family, and nurses with scholarships at Kapi‘olani CC.
Diesel Program set to rev its engines
Hawthorne Cat, the Caterpillar dealership located on O‘ahu, along with matching funds from Caterpillar Foundation located in Peoria, Illinois, donated $13,750 to Honolulu and Hawai‘i Community Colleges to support scholarships and equipment needs.
'Ohana Establishes Scholarship for Aspiring Nurses at UH West O'ahu
The ‘Ohana Health Plan, through the WellCare Community Foundation, recently donated $10,000 for a scholarship fund for pre-nursing students studying culturally competent ways to work with Native Hawaiian communities.
Electric Companies Give Business Plan Contest $30K
The gift will make HEI Charitable Foundation and the Hawaiian Electric Companies title sponsor of the 2016 UH Business Plan Competition at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business.
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