News Releases
Kim Ch‘ôn-hûng Legacy Lives on with First Scholarship Recipient
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — On the evening of April 24th, members of the Kim Ch‘ôn-hûng family joined Halla Huhm Foundation president, donors, UH Mānoa's Center for Korean Studies faculty, University of Hawaiʻi Foundation representatives and students to celebrate the first recipient of the Kim Ch‘ôn-hûng Memorial Fund's endowed scholarship.
SSFM International Pledges Full-Tuition Engineering Scholarships
"We are so grateful to donors such as SSFM International Inc., who are able to provide these opportunities to our students. Full-tuition scholarships are especially important during this economic time when the need for financial support is so great."
Dean Peter Crouch, College of Engineering,
UH Mānoa
First Okinawan Studies Endowment Fund
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation and the School of Pacific & Asian Studies' Center for Okinawan Studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa have announced the creation of the WUB UH Mānoa Center for Okinawan Studies Endowment Fund thanks to the Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association (WUB).
Subaru and ʻImiloa Make it Possible for Local Schoolchildren to Reach for the Stars
"Since the establishment of our local telescope facility in 1999, Subaru has been indebted to the people of the Big Island for their support of our mission, and we want to say thank you to the local community by helping to make it possible for local children to visit the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center at UH Hilo."
Dr. Masahiko Hayashi, Director,
Asia/Pacific Region - Study Ground for JABSOM Students
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and University of Hawaiʻi Foundation have announced a $100,000 pledge from the Noguchi Medical Research Institute (NMRI) of Tokyo to create the Drs. Junji B. Machi and Satoru Izutsu Endowed Fund in Global Health and Medicine.
More Scholarships for Allied Health Students
"I am a second year student in the Kapiʻolani Community College Radiologic Technology program. Like many of my peers, I have worked hard to be accepted into this program. Now, with the help of scholarships, we are given the opportunity to pursue our chosen careers in diagnostic healthcare."
Jennifer Correa, Queen's Health Systems,
Addressing Childhood Obesity Together
(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association (HMSA) Foundation has announced it will provide $419,790 over three years to support the establishment of the Hawaiʻi Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education (HICORE) within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Hawaiʻi John A. Burns School of Medicine.
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