From sign waving and cheerleaders at the flagship UH Mānoa campus to a ping pong tournament at Kauaʻi Community College and a pop-up market at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo, students, alumni, faculty and staff showed up on UH Giving Day to generate more than $1.3 million from over 1,580 gifts. With final totals still being reconciled, the results reflect a strong show of donor engagement across the UH’s 10-campus system.
A graduate of the Waiʻaleʻale Project at Kauaʻi CC, Isaiah Wilson dropped by the Giving Day table with a donation to the program that he described as helping him immensely throughout his 11 years pursuing his degree. “Itʻs such a powerful program,” he said. “Now I’m giving back so others can have a chance of what I was given.”
UH Giving Day funds will help support various scholarships, urgent flooding relief from the Kona-low storms, student success resources, faculty and research initiatives, and priority needs across all UH campuses.
“The outpouring of aloha we witnessed during UH Giving Day is truly humbling,” said Tim Dolan, UH Foundation CEO and VP of Advancement. “Every single gift is a powerful investment in our students, our research and the future of Hawaiʻi. We are deeply grateful to our entire UH ʻohana for coming together to make such a profound and immediate impact across all 10 campuses.”
University leadership emphasized how this statewide generosity will shape the institution's future.
“Philanthropy plays a vital role in expanding opportunity and ensuring access to higher education across our state,” said UH President Wendy Hensel. “The generosity shown on Giving Day helps empower students across all 10 campuses and strengthens the university’s ability to serve Hawai‘i now and in the years ahead.”
Gifts made during UH Giving Day also count toward the historic For UH • For Hawaiʻi campaign, the comprehensive $1 billion fundraising initiative supporting all 10 campuses of the UH system.
FOR UH • FOR HAWAIʻI, The Campaign for the University of Hawaiʻi, is focused on raising $1 billion to support UH priorities on all 10 campuses across the state, including student success; research that matters; kuleana to Native Hawaiians and Hawaiʻi; sustainability, resilience and conservation; innovation and entrepreneurship; building Hawaiʻi’s workforce; and engaging our community. Learn more at uhfoundation.org/4UH4HI
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The University of Hawai‘i Foundation, a nonprofit organization, raises private funds to support the University of Hawai‘i System. The mission of the University of Hawai‘i Foundation is to unite donors’ passions with the University of Hawai‘i’s aspirations by raising philanthropic support and managing private investments to benefit UH, the people of Hawai‘i and our future generations. uhfoundation.org
