No major university can grow and excel without a healthy mix of public and private funds. Private contributions leverage public funds and maximize taxpayer dollars. Through partnering with philanthropic investors, our university can sustain excellence and enhance the student experience, making our campuses learning destinations of choice.
Many of the donors who give major gifts to the University of Hawaiʻi do so to support a program, school, or area of study that they believe in. Without exception, their gift has a major impact on our students, faculty and campus community as a whole.
Recent Impact Stories
In Hawaiʻi, opportunity often requires a boarding pass. Discover how Southwest Airlines has supported UH students – from aspiring astronomers to national champion eSports athletes – cross the ocean and reach their full potential.
A doctoral studies award nurtures global social welfare, peace, and human rights in honor of former UH Mānoa School of Social Work dean Daniel S. Sanders.
The Kiyoshi H. Shimizu Endowed Fellowship for Graduate Students will assist graduate students preparing to touch lives across Hawai‘i every day.
Decades after being taken in by families on an isolated atoll in Yap, Michael Levin is saying thank you by investing in the region's youth and future leaders.
UH Mānoa Political Science Assistant Professor Felix Mantz is carrying forward the inspiring cross-disciplinary legacy of professor emerita Mary Tiles.
A renewed gift from the Edmund C. Olson Trust is breaking down financial barriers for local students attending UH Hilo or Hawai'i Community College.
UH Mānoa scientists and community leaders gathered to discuss the university's growing momentum in addressing global challenges.
A life of service and an appearance on The Antiques Roadshow led Jackie Erickson to naming a law school classroom.
With this latest cohort, Lānaʻi High and Elementary School has seen fourteen students complete associate degrees during high school.
