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(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Thanks to an anonymous donor, The University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu has received $100,000 to advance teaching excellence. This generous gift will fund staff professional development, certificate and degree development and an array of student programs.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Thanks to an anonymous donor's $60,000 gift, the 2/10/50 A Starlit Walk into Eternity fund has been established at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Institute for Astronomy (IfA). » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Bank of Hawaii has made a significant investment in the future economic health of Hawaiʻi through their three-year pledge totaling $120,000 to sponsor the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO). » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Robert L. Cushing, former University of Hawaiʻi regent (1967-74) and former head of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, recognized the significance of the Lyon Arboretum at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. As part of his legacy, in 1999 he made a $100,000 gift to support Lyon's enrichment fund. » More

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo College of Pharmacy has received $10,000 from retail pharmacy giant Walgreens to fund a diversity initiative at the university. » More

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Nobel Prize winner and internationally-renowned cancer expert Baruch Blumberg, MD, PhD is participating in local events aimed at raising awareness about liver and other cancers prevalent in Hawaiʻi. This effort is spearheaded by the Cancer Research Center of Hawaiʻi and was made possible thanks to the foresight of the Weinman Foundation.

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — With the support of friends and colleagues throughout Hawaiʻi and beyond, former University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo basketball coach, Jimmy Yagi, and his wife Jeanne have established the Coach Jimmy Yagi Basketball Scholarship Fund to benefit high achieving student-athletes at UH Hilo. » More

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — The future of astronomy in Hawaiʻi has received a boost from Subaru Telescope, which recently presented a generous gift of $8,600 to UH Hilo on behalf of the Japan Foundation for the Promotion of Astronomy (JFPA). » More

(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.

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has elected Elizabeth Hokada and Arthur Ushijima to its Board of Trustees.

(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.

(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. » More