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Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher Establishes Fund for Excellence at UH Mānoa Law School


Contribution will support scholarships, moot court program and lecture series
"Our law firm and the law school share a history of mutual support and friendship, and we are proud to support University of Hawaiʻi William S. Richardson School of Law with this $100,000 gift."
Peter Starn, Chairman,

UH Centennial Campaign Achieving Goals Right on Track


"We are delighted that people from all walks of life have stepped forward to support the University of Hawaiʻi in this critical campaign, and we are looking forward to our continued efforts to unite our donors' passions with the university's aspirations.

Freeman Foundation Provides Funding for Innovative Study Abroad Program


Intensive Study Program Connects U.S. with China, Japan and Korea

Korea Foundation Partners with UH Mānoa Center for Korean Studies

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — Community members attended a special ceremony on September 26 at the In 2006, the Korea Foundation joined the Center for Korean Studies (CKS) in a partnership through their visionary gift to establish the Center for Korean Studies Rotating Chair Endowment.

$2.195 Million Gift from James Bolte Supports Scholarships and Athletic Facilities


"I have been a life-long fan of the Rainbow/Warrior football team. The Good Lord has been kind to me and I wanted to thank Him and the people of Hawaiʻi for their goodness. I hope to return to Hawaiʻi soon and cheer on our Warriors in person. My thanks to my attorney Thomas Mui for his assistance."
James Bolte

Garden Dedicated at ʻImiloa Astronomy Center


Endemic, Indigenous and Polynesian-Introduced Plants Honor Memory of Betsy Nip Wong and Kenneth Aloiau Wong

"The lives of Mr. and Mrs. Wong were, in many ways, synonymous with the history of Hilo over the last century. As a Chinese-American myself, it gives me great pride to see what an important the Chinese community has always been in Hilo."

Big Island Bonsai Association Supports UH Hilo Library

Gift will promote history and culture of bonsai

Alumna Susan Yamada Scott Establishes $50,000 Endowed Scholarship at Shidler College of Business in Honor of Her Parents

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Eiro and Alice Yamada Endowed Scholarship at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business.

Scholarship Fund Established in Honor of Walter F. Frear and Mary Dillingham Frear

Shortly after Walter F. Frear retired from the Bishop Trust Company, he and his wife Mary Dillingham Frear established a Trust to provide critical funds in perpetuity for religious, charitable, scientific, literary or educational purposes.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Announces Grant to UH Hilo’s ʻImiloa Astronomy Center

Funding will support teaching Big Island school children the culture, history and scientific wisdom of Hawaiʻi’s peoples and its connection to Western science and astronomy

Former UH Hilo Educator Gives Back


Audrey Furukawa and Friends Establish Endowed Scholarship for Study Abroad Program

"I wanted to act on my belief in the personal transformational impact of global education and its ultimate outcome in achieving world peace."
Audrey Furukawa

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