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Margaret Shiba Named Director of Development and Paula Thomas Director of Development for Athletics

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation in partnership with University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo has appointed Margaret Shiba director of development and Paula Thomas director of development for athletics for UH Hilo. » More

Dr. Craig Smith to Use $150,000 Grant to Protect Pacific Ocean Ecosystems from Fishing and Mining

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Gift from ABC Stores to Support Students Scholarships and Hawaiʻian Language Narrative Cinematic Production Program

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $20,000 gift from ABC Stores in direct support of the university's Academy for Creative Media (ACM).

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(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation's Board of Trustees recently appointed Donna Vuchinich as president of the Foundation and named 10 new trustees. Vuchinich, who most recently served as the Foundation's acting president, brings more than 20 years of experience in public university fundraising to the Foundation.

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Scholarships Supporting UH American Studies Graduate Students Now Available

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The one-year anniversary of the death of Dr. Glen Grant on June 19 was commemorated with a gift to the Glen Grant Endowed Scholarship Fund to reach its endowment goal of $35,000. » More

Seven outstanding University of Hawaiʻi Community College students have been selected as the 2004-2005 recipients of the Honda Scholarship for International Study. This scholarship is open to all University of Hawaiʻi Community College students who wish to study overseas and internationalize their education. » More

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation awarded two grants totaling $425,000 to Windward Community College (WCC) through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF): $200,000 for construction of the Lanihuli Observatory and $225,000 to support the Pacific Initiative for Environmental Studies at WCC. » More

The College of Engineering (COE) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently received a commitment through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation for $30,800 from Actus Lend Lease, a community redevelopment firm in Hawaiʻi, to establish the Actus Lend Lease Outstanding Civil & Environmental Engineering Scholarship fund. » More

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF) to be used for a coastal mapping project for Windward O’ahu. The project will map the historical pattern of erosion on the Windward coast and use the mapping to characterize future erosion hazards. » More

Bequest Gift From UH Alum Inez Kong Pai to be Used Where Need is Greatest

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $10,000 bequest gift from UH Mānoa alumna Inez Kong Pai in support of the Foundation's Fund for Excellence, a fund applied to where the need is deemed the greatest.

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UH Foundation Board Trustee to be Honored at National Award Ceremonies in Washington, DC

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - Frank Boas, retired international attorney and a board trustee for the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF), has been selected as a national recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service. » More

Gift From Roland Emmerich to Provide Equipment and Student Scholarships

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (April 16, 2004) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Hollywood blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich in direct support of the University's Academy for Creative Media (ACM). » More