News Releases
Armstrong Foundation Builds Excellence
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Bob and Kelly Armstrong through the Armstrong Foundation of Honolulu have pledged $100,000 to support the UH Mānoa School of Architecture's vision for excellence and preeminence in architectural education. To date, they have fulfilled $20,000 of this pledge and have established the Armstrong Builders Fund for Excellence.
UH Foundation Welcomes Two New Members to Board of Trustees
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has elected Elizabeth Hokada and Arthur Ushijima to its Board of Trustees.
$200K Gift Enhances Opportunities for Hawaiʻi Students to Receive Full Tuition at UH Mānoa
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — To ensure that Hawaiʻi high school students have the opportunity to attend college, Nancy C. Manley pledged $200,000 to establish the Timothy M. and Nancy C. Manley Chancellor's Achievement Endowed Scholarship.
Laughter to Legacy, "Corky" Fund Established at UH Mānoa
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Local cartoonist "Corky" was fondly remembered during a recent gift signing ceremony that marked the establishment of the Corky Trinidad Endowment Fund in the Center for Philippine Studies.
Hawaiian Electric $1K award helping Lyon Arboretum save endangered plants
"Nearly half of all known native Hawaiian plants are threatened or endangered. Because of the lack of remaining habitat or understanding of how they reproduce, many of these plants' existence is at stake. Thanks to donors to our preservation program, we can save plants, one species at a time." - Dr. Christopher Dunn, director of the Lyon Arboretum
Leonard and Rebecca Kamp Establish Scholarship Endowment in Business and Engineering at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — An estate gift from UH alumnus Leonard Kamp and his wife Rebecca, estimated at $460,000, will be used to establish endowed scholarships at the Shidler College of Business and the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
Lani-Kailua Outdoor Circle Supports Windward Community College Scholarships
Wayne Vieira Named New Director of Ticket Sales
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — ʻAhahui Koa Ānuenue (AKA) and the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF) have partnered with the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa Athletics Department, to create the position of Director of Ticket Sa
First Hawaiian Bank Foundation completes $200K leadership gift to fund Inouye Chair at UH Mānoa
First Hawaiian Bank Foundation, the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank, has made a final installment of $40,000 through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation to complete their $200,000 leadership gift to fund The Dan and Maggie Inouye Distinguished Chair in Democratic Ideals.
Healthcare Industry and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Come Together to Create Hawaiʻi Nursing Simulation Center
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — In the spirit of the season, four of Hawaiʻi's healthcare industry leaders joined officials and students at UH Mānoa's School of Nursing and Dental Hygiene (SONDH) today to celebrate $1,050,000 in initial gifts to support the development of the Hawaiʻi Nursing Simulation Center at Webster Hall.
Nashville Foundation makes music happen at Honolulu CC
Recently, the Mike Curb Family Foundation made a gift of $250,000 through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF) to support the transformation of Honolulu Community College’s existing classrooms into state-of-the-art professional recording studios for the Music and Entertainment Learning Experience (MELE) program.
Million Dollar Gift Brings World-Class Engineering Professors to UH Mānoa
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and UH Foundation are happy to announce the establishment of the Dr. Alfred A. Yee Visiting Professorship in Civil and Environmental Engineering. This endowed professorship is made possible through the generosity of an anonymous donor and their gift of $1,010,000.
