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.
Since 1990, the Hilo High School Class of 1940 has provided scholarships for more than 50 students, including NASA intern Christina Cauley. Read about the vibrant donors behind the endowment that is opening doors for Hawai‘i Island students.
"This scholarship relieves the burden of being deeply in debt. I am better able to manage financially, allowing me to keep balance in my life as a businessperson, parent, partner and student.” Moving sentiments from A. Eunny Cook and more about the scholarship program at the Shidler College of Business.
With help from Kaiser Permanente and HICORE, the Kaneohe Elementary School unveiled a water bottle filling station and water bottles for every child. The project is part of strategy to help reduce health disparities and childhood obesity.
