Kūpono Summer 2024

I aspire to providing compassionate care and support for cancer patients, a commitment that grows stronger with each step I take in my education. » More

UH Hilo represents more than just a place of education for me – it embodies a community that feels like home and offers opportunities for personal and academic growth. » More

I work full-time at a luxury resort and part-time as a substitute teacher. However, my dedication to enjoying life refuels me to feel refreshed. » More

Because of amazing donors like you, I am working toward becoming the music teacher I have truly always meant to be. » More

Students can find themselves suddenly not knowing where their next meal is coming from or how they’re going to keep their kids in childcare. Then they’re at risk for giving up on studies, and when students leave school, the entire community suffers. » More

A new, modern welcome center will greet prospective students to the UH Mānoa, thanks to the generosity of a spring 2024 graduate and her family. » More

Dayle Onishi believes that a bachelor’s degree from UH gave her opportunities to learn and grow. » More

We first gave to the university because of relationships. We continue to give because of these – and so many more – relationships. » More

Carlos Tramonte is a first-year PhD student studying marine biology at UH Mānoa’s Hawaiʻi Institute for Marine Biology. » More

Dr. Harriet Natsuyama’s gift establishes the Alexa and Sean Light of Nature Research Award. » More

Raelynn Kiyuna is a student pharmacist at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo. » More

A new initiative supporting retention, graduation, and career readiness for UH’s diverse student population aims for collaboration of arts and sciences disciplines across UH’s campuses. » More

Tom Wellman wanted to make more of an impact at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business, especially for students who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community. » More

The Alice Augusta Ball Endowed Scholarship was established by retired faculty librarian Paul Wermager, supporting and empowering students to pursue and earn degrees in chemistry, biology or microbiology at UH Mānoa. In this short story, recipients share how the scholarship has impacted them. » More

The lānai dedication coincided with the 15th annual Barry & Virginia Weinman Symposium, an international conference that brings prominent experts in science and medicine together to discuss cancer research. » More

Robyn Saronitman is an accounting major in her last year at Kaua'i Community College. » More

More than two dozen Native Hawaiian Organizations have given to UH, with Alakaʻina Foundation and The Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation taking the lead. » More

“A student told me that studying abroad at another university opened a door of opportunity she did not even know was there. This is what I see happening at UH Hilo.” » More

The $1.05 million gift from Rie Wong establishes the Edwin & Rie Wong Endowment Fund for UH Mānoa student-athletes. » More

Ed Buck, founder of E.A. Buck Financial Services and the Buck Charitable Foundation, conquered miles on the track and channeled his love for running into a force for good with a donation to the UH Cancer Center at last year’s Honolulu Marathon. » More

Hawaiʻi-born painter John Chin Young expressed moments and motion in quick strokes, influenced by Chinese calligraphy he studied as a child. » More

Chloe Culanding is a senior at UH Hilo, where she is majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. She grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia, and is in her fourth year as a student-athlete on the women’s volleyball team at UH Hilo. » More

For two months after the fires, the culinary arts program’s Pāʻina Building was a food preparation hub where 200,000 meals were prepped, cooked and sent out for delivery for members of the community displaced by fires. » More

Dorian Yoshizumi grew up in Kāneʻohe and graduated from Castle High School, where he took classes and earned college credits through Hawaiʻi’s Early College program. » More

Abigail Macalintal grew up in Kailua and is a student at the UH Mānoa College of Engineering, majoring in mechanical engineering. » More

"We quickly learned to appreciate and embrace the best of what Hawaiʻi has to offer." » More

The students I taught and the people I met in 35 years at UH Mānoa were high quality, and I wanted to support the college when I’m gone. Anderson reminded me that the university has been very good to me. To both of us. » More

The event was an opportunity for the six first-year medical students to meet the island’s health care partners. » More

Abe was honored at this year’s annual College of Engineering banquet with the Dean’s Award of Excellence for alumni for the impact he has made not only on the engineering profession, but also for his support of the college and for educating Hawaii’s future engineers. » More

More than 325 students have become the first residents to move into the new state-of-the-art Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs (RISE) student housing facility for the fall 2023 semester. » More

The James Koshiba Distinguished Lecturer Endowment enables a member of the Hawaiʻi law community to teach a class at UH Mānoa's William S. Richardson School of Law each year. » More

Students from UH Mānoa's College of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) were able to seize on opportunities to enrich their college experiences because of the Elizabeth Spann Student Enrichment Fund. » More

The Bonner Program aims for meaningful, lasting impact on students and the planet. Students’ learning and networking lead to improved academic performance as well as careers and lives of engagement. » More

ROTC cadets take military science courses alongside their majors at the university. The goal is preparation to be army officers and to train for small unit and organization-level leadership. » More

“The object of life is to do no work,” Seff said. “I’ve had minimum drudgery and an awful lot of joy." » More

Many folks who live in isolated districts of Hawai‘i don't realize they can get the same education without impractical expenses of transportation and time. » More

Deborah Olson is giving back and helping equip the UHWO pre-nursing program with what it needs to provide an outstanding educational experience to our future nurses. » More

With artificial intelligence a hot topic in the news and AI technologies rapidly proliferating, there is an urgent need for legal experts to help navigate tech policy needs and the legal ramifications along these new frontiers. » More

Dr. Erika Noel is the Kauaʻi director of the Kauaʻi Medical Training Track, established with a $10 million gift last year from Dr. Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg. » More

My children are the reason I want to succeed in school. I had my oldest when I was 16 years old and did not think I would ever go to college. I am doing this for them. » More