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
Judith Pyle established an endowed dean's position at Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge to help build a healthy, vibrant place of indigenous scholarship.
For students to fulfill their potential, educators need to fulfill theirs. Bob & James Wo are helping community college teachers become “Learning Champions.”
Former UH Hilo Chancellor Rose Tseng and husband Ray established a lecture series to bring international perspectives to Hilo and inspire faculty and students.
More than 100 donors have contributed to the Dan & Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals, creating a $3 million tribute to the Senator’s legacy.
The Honolulu Community College Music & Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) program offers students access to a state-of-the-art recording studio.
The Hau‘oli Mau Loa Foundation’s support of Lyon Arboretum will enhance the critical rescue and recovery work they do to save the rarest of Hawai‘i’s native plants.
Students from Hawai‘i and around the world will soon be able to acquire a world-class advanced culinary education at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head.
The UH Translational Health Science Simulation Center is the only facility of its kind in Hawaiʻi that provides real-life health care scenarios for students.
The UH Hilo College of Pharmacy will build additional teaching and research facilities thanks to a $1 million gift from the J.M. Long Foundation.
