For more than a century, the University of Hawaiʻi has worked hard to make higher education accessible to all. Whether through one of the seven community college campuses or one of the three four-year campuses, UH is expanding its efforts to attract the most promising students, regardless of their financial circumstances.
As college costs continue to rise, the amount of private support for students must as well. Gifts to scholarships and student aid help us to retain our best and brightest and to provide access to a life-changing higher education experience for our students.
Kevin had been doing his assigments in the computer lab at Leeward CC, but with campus life altered, he must work from home on a used laptop with an unreliable battery. Your gift means he can purchase headphones and a new battery for the laptop as he gets ready to transfer to Kapiʻolani CC in the fall semester.
Single parenting isn't easy, but your support helps Chilliam maintain her home life while she pursues her dream of helping others as a mental health counselor. She says, "I want to give back to my community."
Chelsea was laid off from her job working with autistic children as a registered behavior technician. The human services student at Honolulu Community College ran into Hawaiʻi’s overwhelmed unemployment insurance system, but UH emergency relief was a blessing. "It's been a rough ride," she says, "but I'm taking this journey as a learning experience."
