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
UH alumna Dr. Harriet Natsuyama wants to make the greatest impact and do the greatest good. Passionate about building a sustainable world and education, she established the Natsuyama-Otsubo Family Initiative Fund.
The first winners of the University of Hawaiʻi President’s Green Initiative Awards were honored in a ceremony on Friday, March 11 at the East-West Center as part of the fourth Hawaiʻi Sustainability in Higher Education Summit.
Fueled by his unrelenting commitment to the field, he established the Architecture Department within the College of Arts and Sciences, served as the department's first chair, and established both the four-year pre-architecture undergraduate degree program and the pre-professional programs in landscape architecture and interior design.
Attorney Eric Haws specialized in bankruptcy law during a time when many farmers were losing everything. “We often had things like large bags of walnuts or other produce around the house that my father took as payment for his services,” said daughter Maria Haws.
"It is funny to have a music legend in the family. To me, Emma Veary is just Nana. Honestly, I never realized her talent, fame and her importance to those in the music world."
For two decades, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hawai‘i has supported Hawai‘i Community College students, faculty and staff.
UH-Maui College is giving talented entrepreneurs the means and mentoring to create new products with the Maui Accelerator Program.
Retired Leeward CC provost Sharon Narimatsu knows firsthand how critical it is for educators to have access to resources so they can provide students with a rich learning environment.
Cement and concrete play an important role in creating solid infrastructures. Much like these materials, higher education creates a strong foundation for a long-lasting career. The Cement and Concrete Products Industry of Hawaiʻi is helping propel engineering students into successful construction careers.
