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
Due to developmental delays, Manny Carvalho didn’t begin walking until he was 18 months old, but once he started walking, Manny just ran.
Dr. Meng-Fen Grace Lin was a beloved and dedicated professor in the College of Education, joining the faculty in 2008 and specializing in learning, design and technology.
The donation will help familiarize students in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Technology program with real-world equipment commonly installed in the clean energy industry.
Aaron Fernandez is a freshman at the University of Hawaiʻi Hilo, majoring in astronomy.
Megan Tengan is a second-year law student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law.
My career goal is to one day work at a healthcare facility as a registered nurse, where I will exemplify the true meaning of what it means to be a compassionate caregiver.
"UH Mānoa has an amazing botany program that has allowed me to gain field experience through my own research."
Three University of Hawai‘i scientists disappeared at sea in December 1978 when a research vessel left Honolulu Harbor and did not arrive at its destination. “I was invited to go along,” says Dr. Thomas Schroeder.
"I chose the Hilo campus because, through the tours and programs I had on this campus, I experienced the Vulcan lifestyle and I really enjoyed it."
