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Japanese Foundation Establishes Endowed Scholarship at UH Mānoa

"This generous contribution will carry on the legacy of Dr. Fumiko Kaya and her commitment to peace and understanding, creating a living endowment that will benefit our students in perpetuity."

Virginia Hinshaw, Chancellor,
UH Mānoa

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Ralph and Joyce Hook, Jr. Endowed Scholarship Fund at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business. Together with Shidler Matching Gift Fund, the scholarship endowment totals $50,000. » More

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) — Longtime Hilo residents Jim and Anne Sadayasu always intended to give back to UH Hilo, where they started their college careers in the early 1960s. But first they needed to put their three sons through undergraduate and graduate school on the mainland and the UH Mānoa Law School. » More

Women’s Campus Club of Hawaiʻi Establishes Endowed Scholarship Fund
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Endowed Scholarship Honors Department Founders

"The geography department at UH Hilo gave me the basis for becoming a successful professional. What I am giving back is only a small proportion of the added value I received at UH Hilo."

Ron Terry

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) — On a recent trip to Asia, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Shidler College of Business Dean V. Vance Roley received $250,000 in scholarship funds from Shidler (SHY-dler) College of business alumni living in Hong Kong and Japan. Roley travels annually to Japan, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Vietnam to attend student — and alumni-related events.

"The Clarence T. C. Ching Foundation is Mr. Ching’s vision realized, creating a long-term funding source for charities and organizations that benefit the people of Hawaiʻi," said Jack Tsui, chairman of the foundation. "During his lifetime, Mr. Ching was a loyal fan of University of Hawaiʻi athletics. We believe he would be pleased that, through the Clarence T. » More