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
Hawaiʻi residents have the longest life expectancy out of all 50 U.S. states. The Barbara Cox Anthony Co-Chairs in Aging have a vision.
During World War II, the 121 private Japanese language schools in Hawai‘i were mandated to disband. Robert Kiyoichi Murakami resisted losing his school’s property. He organized the Hawai‘i Veterans Memorial Fund to which he invited the schools to donate their assets. Since then, HVMF has assisted thousands of Hawai‘i students of diverse ethnicities to attend college.
For 40 years, a group of Hawai‘i women have been quietly working to keep America competitive by supporting some of the University of Hawai‘i’s brightest graduate students. Meet inspiring students and learn about the innovative research benefiting from the ARCS Foundation’s dedication.
Dr. Colette Browne, the first Takasaki Endowed Professor of Social Policy, is determined to fulfill Richard & Rose Takasaki’s legacy to advance social justice and social policy in ways that benefit our world.
After she retired, a friend suggested that she continue her service to students by funding a scholarship. With the help of UH Foundation, she established the Violet S. Sato Endowed Scholarship Trust in 2006.
For the University of Hawai‘i, sustainability is more than a buzzword. Read about a new award that recognizes students and faculty for initiative, innovation, creativity, and civic engagement in campus and community sustainability.
When New York based writer and illustrator Melissa Iwai’s uncle passed away, she created an endowment to support free English as a Second Language courses for employees in Hawai‘i’s hospitality industry.
Dede Guss established a scholarship to support vet tech students. Read about Bentley, the special, furry friend who inspired her.
While most kids were at the beach this summer, 19 gifted Hawaiʻi high school students received hands-on learning and mentorship from engineering professionals.
