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An enthusiastic and elite group of shoppers converged at Ala Moana shopping center for an exclusive evening of food, entertainment and luxury shopping at the 2013 Passport to Luxury, hosted by Modern Luxury Hawai‘i Magazine. » More

HAWAI‘I  –  The University of Hawai‘i  Foundation has elected four new members to the Foundation board of trustees. Their terms began July 1, 2013.

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The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded Dr. David Karl and Dr. Edward DeLong, both UH Mānoa professors in the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) individual grants totaling $4.2M to support their marine research. These awards are part of the Moore Foundation’s national Marine Microbiology Initiative that awarded 16 scientists from 14 different institutions a total of up to $35 million over five years to pursue pioneering research in the field of marine microbial ecology. » More

The Hawaii Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) has established a $35,000 endowed scholarship at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Shidler College of Business. This endowment will fund scholarships to undergraduate students majoring in accounting and/or finance at the College. » More

THE WORLD - The world is experiencing an alarmingly accelerated rate of language extinction. It is predicted that at least fifty percent of languages will not survive this century. Every time a language disappears without documentation, we experience a monumental loss of scientific and human information. » More

HONOLULU – Waterhouse Charitable Trust has awarded $150,000 to support the UH Warrior Football Summer School Scholarship program which funds summer school session costs including fees, tuition, housing and meals. » More

HONOLULU - The Detroit-based Kresge Foundation has awarded $460,000 to Lamakū Na‘auao (Knowledge Torch), a new University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa program that will build the capacity of the Native Hawaiian community to participate in decision-making in critical environmental and social issues. » More

HONOLULU – The Kamitaki family, which operates the HouseMart family of Ace Hardware and Ben Franklin Crafts Stores, has established a $35,000 endowed scholarship in honor of their parents, Tadami and Kimei Kamitaki. The Tadami and Kimei Kamitaki Endowed Memorial Scholarship will provide support to undergraduate students attending the Shidler College of Business at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. » More

HONOLULU - Business leader, venture capitalist, and philanthropist John Dean has pledged $75,000 to the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) at the Shidler College of Business. The gift will seed the John Dean Challenge, which will be Dean’s latest call to action for Hawai‘i’s business community to support the entrepreneurship center at the University of Hawai‘i. » More

HONOLULU - The cancellation of earmarks by the U.S. Congress in 2011 left Pan-STARRS, one of Hawai‘i’s flagship programs, $10M short of the funds needed to complete the historic 2-telescope system — and on the verge of folding. 

Thanks to an anonymous $3M gift, Pan-STARRS will survive the cuts and continue astronomy research of global importance.

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First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i (FICOH), the oldest and largest insurance company headquartered in Hawai‘i, has increased its scholarship endowment to $100,000 at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business. Building on an initial endowment of $35,000 established in the spring of 2012, the First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i Endowed Scholarship for Excellence provides scholarships to two students enrolled at the College each year. » More

The HMSA Foundation has awarded a $100,000 grant to support the UH Maui College “Improving Oral Health for Native Hawaiian Prenatal Mothers and Children” demonstration project.  The program will provide educational sessions and oral health screenings for the 3rd and 7th grade students, and women who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant at Maui schools, churches, and health fairs, while » More