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(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Systems, one of the largest defense contractors in Hawaiʻi, has donated $107,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation for six scholarships at the university's College of Engineering.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is proud to announce the establishment the Candes Meijide Gentry Endowed Scholarship at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business. The initial $25,000 gift from Gentry will be matched with funds from Jay Shidler's $25 million gift, increasing the total value to $50,000. » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The Honolulu Community College recently received the historic Norman Loui Estate Gift of over $3 million. In recognition of this historic and transformational gift, the UH Board of Regents approved the renaming of the Kapalama Media Conference Center to the Norman W.H. Loui Conference Center. » More

"We are fortunate to have someone with Jeffrie’s experience, energy and enthusiasm on the leadership team at the medical school," said Gary Ostrander, Interim Dean, John A. Burns School of Medicine, UH Manoa. "It’s an exciting step to help further build community support for Hawaiʻi’s only medical school."

"It has always been my dream to get into the radiologic technology program. After I graduate, I will return to Molokaʻi where they really need me. I have a son in Molokaʻi, so it’s been emotionally and financially rough going back and forth from Oʻahu to Molokaʻi. This scholarship will really help me financially. Mahalo." » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business alumna Shirleyanne Chew recently established the Chew Jay Family Endowed Scholarship Fund. Her gift will be matched by funds from Jay Shidler’s $25 million gift, increasing its total value to $100,000.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — When the Korea Foundation made a $1 million gift to the Center for Korean Studies at UH Mānoa for endowed professorships that will reside in various departments on campus, they also set in place a challenge. » More

"There is a shortage of Chinese teachers at K-12 schools across the U.S. With the Freeman grant, UH will become one of the few universities in the country that can produce K-12 Chinese language teachers. Asian Languages & Literatures (EALL) and College of Education (COE) will work closely to produce high quality Chinese language teachers that will meet the states’ license requirements. » More