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
A fierce advocate for laborers and underrepresented communities, Harriet Bouslog was a bold and outspoken lawyer known for achieving many significant firsts.
Ulu Lehua Scholars beat the odds, and attract the attention and support of Diane Ono, a 1991 alumna of William S. Richardson School of Law who established the Access to Justice Scholarship.
With generous support from the Stupski Foundation, Comfort Sumida and Melanie Brokaw have led a impactful initiative to bring together academic advisors from the UH Hilo and Hawai‘i CC campuses.
Although Frannie Marquardt did not live to realize her dream, UH Law students today strive to achieve their own dreams, with help from a scholarship bearing her name.
"Since arriving on campus, I have learned the true meaning of diversity and have gained a deep reverence for different cultures."
Honolulu ARCS chapter, celebrating 50 years, remains united by curiosity and belief in the power of science to advance knowledge, address challenges and solve problems.
After earning her GED at 18 years old, Koran Munafo didn't return to school until she was a 35-year-old single mother with three kids.
Abigail Eli didn’t think she could truly understand their experiences without living homeless herself.
The UH East Maui Watershed Partnership is leading restoration in the field and in schools.
