News Releases
$3M Puts Pan-STARRS Back on Track to Build Most Powerful System in Existence
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.
Improving Maui's Native Hawaiian Mothers and Children's Oral Health
Maui - 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,
American Savings Bank Donates $30k to the UH Entrepreneurship Center
HONOLULU — American Savings Bank (American), one of Hawai‘i’s leading financial institutions, donated $30,000 to become the title sponsor of the 2013 UH Business Plan Competition organized by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business.
Sam and Helen Piesner Endowed Scholarship for Japanese Legal Studies
HONOLULU - Eric and Rae Piesner have pledged $50,000 to establish the Sam and Helen Piesner Endowed Scholarship for Japanese Legal Studies to assist students enrolled at the William S.
CEO of Johnson Machinery Gives $1 Million to Shidler College of Business
$3 Million Estate Gift from Denise B. Evans funds UH Oceanographic and Cancer Research
UH Foundation announces new hires and staffing changes
HONOLULU - The University of Hawai'i Foundation is pleased to announce the following new hires and staff changes.
NEW HIRES
Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle Supports Scholarships at Windward CC
Hong Kong entrepreneur Eddie Lam establishes $100,000 business scholarship
Largest gift to Windward CC Will Make Education Accessible to the Community
Windward CC - The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has awarded a matching grant of $922,815.33 for Paipai o Ko‘olau, a new initiative at Windward Community College to increase college access and completion. Paipai o Ko‘olau means "the support or encouragement of the Ko‘olau." Paipai refers to a supporting structure and can also be thought of as the mountains holding up the island.
$9.2 Million Gift Commitment to Transform our Community
Million dollar gift bolsters only Hawai'i program to train heart specialists
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