News Releases
Walter A. Dods, Jr. makes $5M donation to RISE Center
The gift supports the student entrepreneurship and innovation center with housing for 374 students that opened in August, and will be named the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center.
UH Foundation promotes four senior leaders
The four senior leaders include Karla Zarate-Ramirez, who is promoted to Vice President of Development.
Edmund C. Olson Trust 2 funds scholarships for UH Hilo ag, forestry students
The gift from one of the largest landowners in the state creates the Edmund C. Olson Trust 2 Scholarship over two years.
$103.6M raised for University of Hawaiʻi students, programs and research
It is the third consecutive year that funds raised for UH have exceeded $100 million.
Alakaʻina Foundation funds UH programs, partnerships for sustainability
The new gifts create opportunities for UH West Oʻahu and Leeward CC with MAʻO Farms on the Leeward Coast and for Windward Community College and Hoʻokuaʻāina in Windward Oʻahu.
$20K for Maui student relief from Japan universities
Donation from Meikai and Asahi Universities will aid students and employees impacted by the Maui wildfires in Lāhainā and Kula.
Stupski Foundation donates $1M to support UH students impacted by Maui fires
The Stupski Foundation has made a $1 million donation to establish a fund that will direct immediate cash payments to University of Hawaiʻi students impacted by the Maui wildfires.
Antonio 1st appointed to Native Hawaiian culture endowed professorship
Mapuana Antonio is the first faculty to be formally appointed the Queen Liliʻuokalani Distinguished Professorship in Native Hawaiian Culture.
Hawaiian Airlines endows scholarship for IT students at University of Hawai‘i
A $100,000 gift established a scholarship for University of Hawai‘i students studying information technology, computer science, cybersecurity and related computer technology programs at one of the UH System’s three four-year universities.
UH Foundation Board of Trustees adds five new members, welcomes Wacker back as chair
Richard F. Wacker returns to the foundation to serve as chair for a second time.
$200K gift from The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation supports students in UH RISE program
The gift helps to fund scholarships for student residents at the 374-bed live-learn-work community at RISE with programs operated by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business.
UH Alumni Makers' Market returns, proceeds help student food insecurity
UH Alumni Makers’ Market returns to The Royal Hawaiian Resort in Waikīkī on August 9, with nearly twice the number of alumni-owned small businesses from last year’s inaugural event.
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