On a Mission to Empower HI Youth

The Central Pacific Bank (CPB) Foundation’s mission is to help strengthen Hawai‘i communities by creating opportunities for youth and fostering social progress. This has guided its philanthropic investments in programs and scholarship opportunities for UH students in various programs. This includes support for the John A. Burns School of Medicine 50th anniversary scholarship fund, which assists full-time medical school students, and the Senator Daniel K. Akaka Regents Scholarship for outstanding students throughout the UH System who have been selected as UH Regents Scholars. The prestigious Regents Scholarship helps Hawai‘i’s most promising students pursue their higher education ambitions here at home.

CPB Foundation also helps economically disadvantaged individuals, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college, to fulfill their potential through the UH Mānoa College Opportunities Program (COP) Central Pacific Bank Rising Scholars scholarship. COP provides a free, intensive 6-week summer academic and residential program to prepare students for a successful freshman year, and provides ongoing counseling support.

“Empowering our youth with tools and opportunities to succeed is a mission that we share with the University of Hawai‘i. We are pleased that we can support UH programs and provide scholarships to help students reach their goals.”

– Denis Isono, CPB Foundation President