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University of Hawaiʻi Foundation Welcomes New Board Members

HONOLULU — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has elected four new members to the Foundation's Board of Trustees. Their terms begin July 1, 2012.

James Hassett Establishes a $120,000 Scholarship Endowment At The UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business

HONOLULU — International accounting executive James A. Hassett established the James A.

UHAA And UHF Win Prestigious National Communication Awards

The University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association (UHAA) and the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF) have been awarded three top awards for communication from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education's (CASE) District VII.<

New Scholarship Benefits Student Beekeepers And Promotes Sustainable Agriculture

HILO — Three UH Hilo students have been selected to receive first-ever awards of the Adopt-a-Beehive with Alan W

Chamberlin Family's $100K Fuels Native Plant Preservation At UH Mānoa Lyon Arboretum

"Approximately 90 percent of the 1,400 plant species native to the Hawaiian Islands are found nowhere else in the world. Consequently, Hawaiʻi has the dubious distinction of being the "Endangered Species Capital of the World," with more than 300 plant species listed as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."

New Scholarship Program At UH Hilo

HILO — Big Island students are about to benefit from increased access to a college education, thanks to a groundbreaking new partnership between UH Hilo and the Dorrance Family Foundation.

Pālamanui group contributes $9.68 million for Kona campus

In a significant step forward for the planned Hawaiʻi Community College Pālamanui campus, University of Hawaiʻi officials accepted a ceremonial check for $9.68 million from Pālamanui LLC to begin construction on the first phase of the campus. Hawaiʻi Community College Pālamanui has been in the development stage for eight years and will be the first permanent physical facilities for the UH System on the west side of the island of Hawaiʻi.

$100K From Kalaeloa Partners Creates Scholarships At Leeward CC

Leeward Community College students will soon benefit from new scholarships thanks to a $100,000 gift from Kalaeloa Partners, L.P. The Kalaeloa Partners Scholarship will assist part-time and full-time students who have graduated from either Kapolei High School, Campbell High School, Nanakuli High School, Waipahu High School or Waiʻanae High School.

$1.1M For Innovative ʻImiloa Mobile Science Laboratory

HILO — The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $1.1 million to support ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi's efforts to take its cutting edge science education programs on the road via a mobile science laboratory.

Schuler Family Foundation Establishes Scholarship At UHWO

WEST OʻAHU — The Schuler Family Foundation has donated $20,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi - West Oʻahu to create the Schuler Family Foundation Scholarship.

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