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
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the cells that line the chest and abdominal cavities. A $3.58-M gift to the UH Cancer Center will help them remain at the forefront of thoracic oncology research.
The world just got a little closer to understanding and treating neurodegenerative disorders thanks to the Litchman family.
Hilo’s Shirley Dellinger shares her inspiring story about the challenges she overcame in her determination to succeed – and how the Osher Reentry Scholarship was instrumental in her success.
With the help of family and friends, Audrey Furukawa will give others the opportunity to study abroad through the Audrey S. Furukawa Study Abroad Scholarship Endowment.
While the Rittenbands are no longer with us, thanks to their generosity and foresight, students and faculty at UH Mānoa's Department of Music are benefiting from their $1 million bequest gift.
Living abroad and working in the higher education and training sector showed Hazel Theodore the impact education can make on not only an individual, but the whole community. She decided that she wanted to actively help students access a good education and receive the benefits provided by education.
On Anna Sloggett's 100th birthday, friends, family and former students gathered to honor Anna and raise funds to establish an endowed scholarship in her name.
Thanks to generous support from the Kaneta Foundation, 21 Hawai‘i students are enrolled in a new program at Kapiʻolani Community College and receiving a transformative college experience.
Through the Sunao Sandy "Mom" Kodama Memorial Scholarship Fund, the life and contributions of a special woman with an extraordinary gift for making people feel at home, are honored and remembered.
