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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.

Sisters of Wakaba Kai Strengthen Ties

Wakaba Kai was organized as a club at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 1927, when the school’s Dean of Women felt a need for ethnic organizations celebrating and perpetuating different cultures on campus.

Fighting for a Better Life

Now in her last semester before transferring to UH Mānoa, she credits the program’s donors for allowing her to continue her education.  “It wouldn’t be possible if not for supporters of this program.”

Beyond the Books

There’s so much to learn. When you travel to a new place, all the things that you’ve studied become real.