Board Chairman Edwin A. Vincent said, “The School of Social Work’s vision, competence of its leaders, programs, and impact on the native Hawaiian community, inspires us! 

In Hawaiʻi where 90% of all food is imported, building a thriving local food industry is key to food security and sustainability. The Maui Food Innovation Center is a business incubator designed to help build the local food industry

The 2019 Alumni Awards & Scholarship Fundraiser event hosted than 180 guests to honor two Alumni Hall of Fame inductees Mimi Harris and Gail Kanegawa, and the two Outstanding Young Alumni recipients The alumni chapter also raised $28,800 to support nursing endowed scholarship and student awards.

As an expression of the importance higher education has played in the Liu family, the David C. and May T. Liu Civil Engineering Scholarship will help civil engineering graduate students focusing on geotechnical engineering to develop strong technical and managerial skills.

Fairmont Orchid, a luxury resort located along the majestic Kohala Coast of Hawai‘i Island, has partnered with The Family Coppola Bee’s Box Wines to support the research and development of healthy beehive practices through the University of Hawai‘i, Hilo’s Adopt-a-Beehive Program with Alan Wong.

Ted thought academics to be very important, that you needed an education to get ahead and to pursue whatever career you might select.