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Belinda Aquino Establishes International Philippine Studies Endowment

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumna and faculty member, Dr. Belinda Aquino, has established the Belinda A. Aquino International Philippine Studies endowment. This fund will promote and enhance academic and professional studies at UH Mānoa on the Philippines and Filipinos from an international, comparative, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary perspective.

Hawai‘i Food Industry Association Rainbow Fever Athletic Scholarship

The Hawai‘i Food Industry Association Foundation aka HFIA Rainbow Fever Program has awarded $920,727 to fuel athletic scholarships at UH Mānoa and UH Hilo. This gift establishes two endowments, with $828,653.53 supporting the Hawaiʻi Food Industry Association Rainbow Fever Athletic Scholarship Endowment at UH Mānoa and $92,072.60 for the Hawaiʻi Food Industry Association Vulcan Fever Athletic Scholarship Endowment at UH Hilo.

New Program at Kapi‘olani CC Will Change Lives

Thanks to generous support from the Kaneta Foundation, 21 Hawaiʻi students are enrolled in a new program at Kapiʻolani Community College and receiving a transformative college experience. Through the King William Charles Lunalilo Scholars Project, students who had not previously considered higher education a viable option due to financial or other barriers participate in a summer bridge program and then a first year experience program at Kapiʻolani CC.

North Star Scientific Supports STEM Scholarships at Leeward CC

LEEWARD OʻAHU — North Star Scientific has made a $75,000 pledge to support scholarships for full-time and part-time Leeward Community College students who are pursuing studies, or a teaching degree, in the Science, Technology, Engineering and/or Math (STEM) fields.

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