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$200K gift from The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation supports students in UH RISE program

From left, John Han, Tertia Freas, Vance Roley, Sandra Fujiyama The gift helps to fund scholarships for student residents at the 374-bed live-learn-work community at RISE with programs operated by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business.

UH Alumni Makers' Market returns, proceeds help student food insecurity

Maker's Market bag UH Alumni Makers’ Market returns to The Royal Hawaiian Resort in Waikīkī on August 9, with nearly twice the number of alumni-owned small businesses from last year’s inaugural event.

AES Hawaiʻi endows STEM scholarship at UH West Oʻahu

AES Hawaii check presentation AES Hawaiʻi has donated nearly $55,000 to endow a scholarship for students at UH West Oʻahu interested in pursuing careers in sustainability and climate solutions.

Gift seeds Hawaiʻi Sustainability Fund

Randolph Moore and Lynne Johnson The gift of $1 million creates the Hawaiʻi Sustainability Fund for innovative sustainability research and initiatives across all 10 UH campuses.

CPB Foundation donates funds to renovate UH football team locker room

student athletes assisting locker room renovations The renovation of the University of Hawai‘i Rainbow Warriors football team locker room, complete with new flooring, painting, and electrical system, marks the first substantial renovation of the facility since 2013.

Rachel Foster named HR director

As director of human resources, Foster will manage recruitment, hiring, retention and employee relations, as well as benefits administration, training, compliance and other core HR functions for the foundation.

RISE at UH reaches construction milestone; Leasing underway, $500K+ in scholarships still available

rendering of RISE building A major construction milestone was reached with the topping off of the two six-story buildings across from the UH Mānoa campus, putting the project on track to welcome student residents in August for the fall 2023 semester.

Southwest Airlines donates flight support, $10K to astronomy program

Southwest check presentation The $10,000 donation to the University of Hawaiʻi Institute of Astronomy was made as part of Southwest’s unveiling of Imua One, the airline’s Hawaiʻi-themed aircraft, on April 28.

Trailblazing alum gives back

Denise Eby Konan, Nori Tarui and Koichiro Iwasaki The $200k endowment to the College of Social Sciences will encourage educational and socio-economic pathways between Japan and Hawai‘i.

UH scholarship donors, student recipients celebrate at annual event

overview shot of scholarship celebration Nearly 350 scholarship donors and their student recipients came together to meet and celebrate at the University of Hawaiʻi Scholarship Celebration.

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