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"It is a great honor for UH Hilo to have the name of a dedicated public servant, Jimmy Arakaki, and his wife permanently associated with our campus through their creation of this perpetual endowment, which will benefit students now and for generations to come."

Chancellor Rose Tseng, UH Hilo

(Maui, Hawaiʻi) — Recent high school graduates from Maui can soon apply for a new annual scholarship to attend Kapiʻolani Community College. The Kapiʻolani Community College Maui Island Culinary Arts Scholarship will support a student who wishes to pursue a degree or certificate in the Culinary Arts program at Kapiʻolani CC.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Dudley Pratt fondly remembers the challenges he endured while attending MBA classes and working full time. So it came as no surprise when he chose to establish the C. Dudley Pratt, Jr. Endowed Scholarship for $35,000 for graduate students in the Evening MBA program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Thanks to an anonymous donor, The University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu has received $100,000 to advance teaching excellence. This generous gift will fund staff professional development, certificate and degree development and an array of student programs.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Bank of Hawaii has made a significant investment in the future economic health of Hawaiʻi through their three-year pledge totaling $120,000 to sponsor the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO). » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Thanks to an anonymous donor's $60,000 gift, the 2/10/50 A Starlit Walk into Eternity fund has been established at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Institute for Astronomy (IfA). » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Robert L. Cushing, former University of Hawaiʻi regent (1967-74) and former head of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, recognized the significance of the Lyon Arboretum at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. As part of his legacy, in 1999 he made a $100,000 gift to support Lyon's enrichment fund. » More

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Pharmacy has received $10,000 from retail pharmacy giant Walgreens to fund a diversity initiative at the university. » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Nobel Prize winner and internationally-renowned cancer expert Baruch Blumberg, MD, PhD is participating in local events aimed at raising awareness about liver and other cancers prevalent in Hawaiʻi. This effort is spearheaded by the Cancer Research Center of Hawaiʻi and was made possible thanks to the foresight of the Weinman Foundation.

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — With the support of friends and colleagues throughout Hawaiʻi and beyond, former University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo basketball coach, Jimmy Yagi, and his wife Jeanne have established the Coach Jimmy Yagi Basketball Scholarship Fund to benefit high achieving student-athletes at UH Hilo. » More

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — The future of astronomy in Hawaiʻi has received a boost from Subaru Telescope, which recently presented a generous gift of $8,600 to UH Hilo on behalf of the Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Astronomy (JFPA). » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Bob and Kelly Armstrong through the Armstrong Foundation of Honolulu have pledged $100,000 to support the UH Mānoa School of Architecture's vision for excellence and preeminence in architectural education. To date, they have fulfilled $20,000 of this pledge and have established the Armstrong Builders Fund for Excellence.