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Hawaiʻi Musical Legends Build on Legacy Of Aloha
"Hawaiʻi is your real home and your spiritual home. There are many islands of the world with white sand beaches, rolling waves and swaying palm trees, but it is the culture and the spirit of Hawaiʻi's people and ancestors that make us unique.
Maui Oral Health Center Receives $5,000 from Lifeguard Charitable Fund
Gift will benefit Maui Community College's Center and Mobile Dental Van
"On Maui, access to dental care for low income families is difficult to find. On behalf of Lifeguard Charitable Fund, I salute the good work Maui Community College and the Oral Health Center are doing to fill that void."
UH Mānoa Center on Aging Receives $2 Million Gift to Establish An Endowed Chair
Endowment will honor the memory of Barbara Cox Anthony
Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher Establishes Fund for Excellence at UH Mānoa Law School
Contribution will support scholarships, moot court program and lecture series
"Our law firm and the law school share a history of mutual support and friendship, and we are proud to support University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law with this $100,000 gift."
Peter Starn, Chairman,
UH Centennial Campaign Achieving Goals Right on Track
"We are delighted that people from all walks of life have stepped forward to support the University of Hawaiʻi in this critical campaign, and we are looking forward to our continued efforts to unite our donors' passions with the university's aspirations.
Freeman Foundation Provides Funding for Innovative Study Abroad Program
Intensive Study Program Connects U.S. with China, Japan and Korea
Korea Foundation Partners with UH Mānoa Center for Korean Studies
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Community members attended a special ceremony on September 26 at the In 2006, the Korea Foundation joined the Center for Korean Studies (CKS) in a partnership through their visionary gift to establish the Center for Korean Studies Rotating Chair Endowment.
$2.195 Million Gift from James Bolte Supports Scholarships and Athletic Facilities
"I have been a life-long fan of the Rainbow/Warrior football team. The Good Lord has been kind to me and I wanted to thank Him and the people of Hawaiʻi for their goodness. I hope to return to Hawaiʻi soon and cheer on our Warriors in person. My thanks to my attorney Thomas Mui for his assistance."
James Bolte
Garden Dedicated at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center
Endemic, Indigenous and Polynesian-Introduced Plants Honor Memory of Betsy Nip Wong and Kenneth Aloiau Wong
"The lives of Mr. and Mrs. Wong were, in many ways, synonymous with the history of Hilo over the last century. As a Chinese-American myself, it gives me great pride to see what an important the Chinese community has always been in Hilo."
Big Island Bonsai Association Supports UH Hilo Library
Gift will promote history and culture of bonsai
HMSA Provides Travel Funding for John A. Burns School of Medicine Neighbor Island Medical Student Rotations
Funding will be utilized to "Grow Our Own Healers" on Neighbor Islands
Alumna Susan Yamada Scott Establishes $50,000 Endowed Scholarship at Shidler College of Business in Honor of Her Parents
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Eiro and Alice Yamada Endowed Scholarship at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business.
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