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
Fran Friend Alexander and her husband, Kirk Alexander, have endowed a scholarship that will benefit graduate students studying oceanography at UH.
The boys had seen firsthand the struggles of single-parent households and wanted to ease the burden for future students.
Students participating in the Bonner Leadership Program at UH Hilo engage in service and leadership development rooted in community connection.
When a sudden emergency forced UH Hilo graduate student and single mother Nina Kapuni to flee her home, she faced the terrifying prospect of losing stable housing.
The Linka and Michael Mullikin Endowed Scholarship empowered Kriss Yeow to overcome financial barriers and pursue a degree in Natural Resource and Environmental Management.
Kauaʻi Community College’s Waiʻaleʻale Program is transforming student success by providing financial aid, as well as offer culturally grounded system of support, accountability and mentorship.
Learn how the Kahua‘ola Basic Needs Center at Hawai‘i Community College is going beyond handing out meals to restore hope and dignity for dozens of students every day.
The Leeward Community College Enrichment Fund helps students overcome small financial hurdles and keep moving toward their degrees.
Susan Hirano envisioned a dedicated program that would empower other cancer patients and their families with emotional support, information and educational workshops.
