No major university can grow and excel without a healthy mix of public and private funds. Private contributions leverage public funds and maximize taxpayer dollars. Through partnering with philanthropic investors, our university can sustain excellence and enhance the student experience, making our campuses learning destinations of choice.
Many of the donors who give major gifts to the University of Hawaiʻi do so to support a program, school, or area of study that they believe in. Without exception, their gift has a major impact on our students, faculty and campus community as a whole.
Recent Impact Stories
It takes a village to raise a child, but it takes a neighborhood to get rid of little fire ants. The invasive species is so fearsome that residents of Hawai‘i Island have abandoned yards, gardens, and sometimes entire rooms in their houses to avoid the nasty sting. An abundance of misinformation about dealing with the LFA has combined with overworked experts and frustrated residents to create a larger problem than the island community should have to endure.
In this moving Q&A, Legacy path donor Edward Llano makes us smile with recollections of the childhood love of western movies that led to life-changing journeys to Hawai‘i. We also grieve with him as he recalls his father’s murder and speaks about honoring the determined detective who brought justice to the family. And we celebrate the power of love, as Eddie and his wife lay the bricks for a future together in the special place that feels like home.
Scholarship recipient Naftali Tolibas is funny, honest and insightful. Enjoy excerpts from his 2017 Scholarship Celebration speech.
Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Hawai‘i presented a check for $10,000 to Hawai‘i Community College.
Trendy restaurants come and go, but Hy’s Steakhouse knows that thriving over the long haul requires more than photos on social media.
Kīlauea hasn’t always oozed lava, spreading rivers of molten rock across the landscape and into the sea. For 300 years, the volcano produced violent explosions instead, shooting extremely hot ash and glassy shards of lava through the air for miles.
Fifty years before the first women walked through the doors at most Ivy League schools, Alice Augusta Ball earned a master’s degree, the first woman – and first African-American woman – to do so at the University of Hawai‘i.
ARCS Foundation Honolulu Chapter experienced the impact of giving first hand when former ARCS Scholar Will Haines described his work on rare and endangered Hawaiian insects during the group’s Heart of Gold Luncheon on Valentine’s Day.
For those in higher education, the opportunities for advancement are fairly limited in Hawai‘i as compared to other states. Anything that helps reward these folks for the work they do, every little bit helps,” said Dr. Kormondy.
