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Dr. Ronald Taniguchi and his wife, Alice, have made a $25,000 pledge to fund an endowed scholarship to support third and fourth year students at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo. Recipients will be high school graduates from the neighbor islands of Kaua‘i, Moloka‘i and Lana‘i, and have demonstrated leadership skills and a commitment to community service. » More

The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is happy to announce that Paul Y. Kobayashi, Jr is joining the senior leadership team as vice president for administration/chief financial officer. » More

HILO – A Japanese businessman with strong ties to the Hawai‘i Island has pledged $60,000 to create two funds to benefit the UH Hilo Vulcans Athletics Program. His gift will support student athletes and the Vulcans coaching staff. » More

Hawaiʻi – The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is happy to announce that three development professionals have joined the team, and a promotion.

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The UH Mānoa Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) has been awarded a $24,200 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF) to support the Connecting Coral Reefs Worldwide project. » More

Suisan Company, Limited has established an endowed scholarship in honor of Rex Y. Matsuno at Hawai‘i Community College with a $35,000 gift. The Suisan Company, Limited /Rex Y. Matsuno Culinary Scholarship Endowment will support students who are graduates of a high school on the Big Island of Hawai‘i and are enrolled as full-time students in the Culinary Arts program. » More

The Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa has received a $500,000 gift from the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to establish the First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professorship of Banking Endowment. The First Hawaiian Bank Distinguished Professor of Banking will help expand the College’s ability to recruit and retain faculty of the highest caliber in the area of banking. » More

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii today announced the creation of The Keith Vieira Ho‘owaiwai a Ho‘ona‘auao Endowed Scholarship to honor Keith Vieira’s 36-year career in the visitor industry, 33 of which he spent with Starwood. Vieira currently serves as senior vice president and director of operations for Hawaiʻi and French Polynesia at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. » More

Thank you to all the generous donors who support UH students, faculty, research and programs. Together you gave $66.3M in fiscal year 2013. » More

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa - School of Nursing and the University of Hawai‘i Foundation has been selected for the fourth time as a grant recipient of the prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) New Careers in Nursing Scholarship Program (NCIN). » More

Richard and Rose Takasaki have both passed away, but their positive impact in our community will continue through their $1 million bequest to the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work program in social policy. Their gift establishes the Richard S. and T. Rose Takasaki Endowment Fund which will fund the Richard S. Takasaki Endowed Professorship. » More

An enthusiastic and elite group of shoppers converged at Ala Moana shopping center for an exclusive evening of food, entertainment and luxury shopping at the 2013 Passport to Luxury, hosted by Modern Luxury Hawai‘i Magazine. » More