News Releases
First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Funds Cancer Nursing Education at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation has made a $100,000 gift to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH) to create the "Cancer Nursing Care Simulation Initiative".
Lyon Arboretum's Baker Builds On 38-Year Legacy
Raymond Baker's $50,000 gift will support grounds and living collections at Lyon Arboretum
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — As a Lyon Arboretum staff member for 38 years, Raymond Baker knows firsthand the tremendous impact funding in strategic areas can make. Upon retirement, he made a gift of $50,000 to establish the Raymond F.
Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund Supports UH Mānoa Turtle Conservation Research
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Thanks to a $25,000 award from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the Botany Department and scientists with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center will advance our understanding of how changed land-use has impacted endangered green sea turtles.
Clinical Laboratories of Hawaiʻi and Diagnostic Laboratory Services Save Crititcal Job Pathway
Medical Technology Department resumes admitting baccalaureate degree program students
Financial support from two of Hawaiʻi's largest clinical testing companies has helped save the state's only professional training program in the field of medical technology.
Hamanos Honor Mother With UH Hilo Scholarship
(Honolulu/Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — Wayne Y. and Laurie Hamano of Kailua, have created the Momoyo Hamano Endowed Excellence Scholarship at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo to honor Wayne's mother, Momoyo Hamano, who lives in Hilo. The Hamanos started this endowment with a $25,000 gift.
Miho Accepts Position to Support UH West Oʻahu's Donor Development Efforts
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is pleased to announce that Mariko Miho has accepted a new position as the senior director of development for the University of Hawaiʻi — West Oʻahu. She will be working with UH West Oʻahu Chancellor Gene Awakuni to cultivate and steward individual major gift donors.
Droste's $810K gift supports UH Hilo Art and English Departments
Shortly before stepping down on June 30, Chancellor Rose Tseng announced receipt of the largest bequest to UH Hilo in its history. A generous gift of $810,000 was made to the university from the estate of the late Howard and Yoneko Droste, longtime Hilo faculty members who taught at the campus for a combined total of 45 years.
Monsanto Establishes Scholarship at UH Mānoa College Of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
With a $100,000 gift, Monsanto Company has established the Monsanto Scholarship Fund in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Their goal is to support the education of students interested in the plant sciences, including plant biotechnology and biological engineering.
Shidler College of Business receives $60K to establish student travel endowment
Legacy Gift Honors World-Renowned Volcanologist, Teacher and Father
Fred Mason Bullard, a world-renowned pioneer in the study of volcanology, general geology and geophysics, will be forever remembered through an endowed fellowship his daughter Thaïs Freda Bullard established in his name before she passed away last year.
JABSOM Gets Private Funding to Study Neurodegenerative Disorders
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The world just got a little closer to understanding and treating neurodegenerative disorders thanks to the Litchman family of Honolulu. With a gift of $150,000, Claire, Mark, Bambi and Marlene Litchman have started the Litchman Family Endowment for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disorders and Mental Illness.
Grossmans Establish Scholarship at UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Part-time Kailua residents Elizabeth and Dr. Richard Grossman, are funding the tuition for a full-time medical student, from start to finish, through their newly established Elizabeth and Richard Grossman Scholarship at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM).