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First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Completes $200,000 Leadership Gift to Fund Inouye Chair at UH Mānoa
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — 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 Community College
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — 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.
Bequest to UH Hilo Library Helps Keep Shelves Stacked
(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — Thanks to the foresight and generosity of Joseph and Florence Maney, students and faculty at University of Hawaiʻi Hilo will benefit from enhanced academic offerings at the Edwin H. Mookini Library. Through the Florence Maney Trust, an endowed gift of $667,170 will be paying out a monthly distribution to support the library in perpetuity.
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(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