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
The Miyawaki Family “Trainee in Neuroscience” Award Endowment at JABSOM recognizes outstanding scholarship in the neurosciences.
Al and Sue Landon’s generosity brings music to our ears through hands-on learning opportunity.
Thanks to Denise Evans's generosity and foresight, generations of ocean researchers will know her name and kindness.
An inspired donor’s gift will fund scholarships for underrepresented students, expand our knowledge of the universe, save Hawai‘i's endangered plants and more.
While attending Kap‘iolani Community College, Kyndra Love was awarded a scholarship from the Paul S. Honda International Opportunities Fund that would turn her interest in Korean language and culture into her passion.
How did UH Mānoa come to own the finest Ryukyuan (indigenous Okinawan) collection of materials in the United States?
Revered kūpuna Gladys Kamakakūokalani ʻAinoa Brandt’s life was shaped by the history unfolding around her; Hawaiian studies at UH were shaped by her vision.
Eric Yamamoto, named the Fred T. Korematsu Professor of Law and Social Justice UH Mānoa, has a special connection with the professorship’s eponym.
Barry and Virginia Weinman established the Dean’s Chair in Medicine at JABSOM to positively impact the future quality of healthcare in Hawaiʻi.
