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The College of Engineering (COE) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa recently received a commitment through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation for $30,800 from Actus Lend Lease, a community redevelopment firm in Hawaiʻi, to establish the Actus Lend Lease Outstanding Civil & Environmental Engineering Scholarship fund. » More

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF) to be used for a coastal mapping project for Windward O’ahu. The project will map the historical pattern of erosion on the Windward coast and use the mapping to characterize future erosion hazards. » More

Bequest Gift From UH Alum Inez Kong Pai to be Used Where Need is Greatest

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $10,000 bequest gift from UH Mānoa alumna Inez Kong Pai in support of the Foundation's Fund for Excellence, a fund applied to where the need is deemed the greatest.

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UH Foundation Board Trustee to be Honored at National Award Ceremonies in Washington, DC

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - Frank Boas, retired international attorney and a board trustee for the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF), has been selected as a national recipient of the Jefferson Award for Public Service. » More

Gift From Roland Emmerich to Provide Equipment and Student Scholarships

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (April 16, 2004) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Hollywood blockbuster film director Roland Emmerich in direct support of the University's Academy for Creative Media (ACM). » More

$50,000 Grant Works to Stimulate Alumni Giving and Raise Profile of UH Annual Giving Program

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi -In an effort to encourage increased giving to the University of Hawaiʻi by its alumni, the McInerny Foundation recently renewed its Match Program with a grant of $50,000 to the university through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF). » More

Gift From UH Alum Jay Shidler to Support ACM Master Class Series

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi (March 19, 2004) - The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from the family foundation of UH alumni and local businessman Jay Shidler in direct support of the university's Academy for Creative Media (ACM). » More

2004 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Six Recipients to be Recognized at Awards Dinner on May 20, 2004

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - The University of Hawaiʻi and the University of Hawaiʻi Alumni Association (UHAA) announced the recipients of the 2004 Distinguished Alumni Awards (DAA). » More

UHF VP for Development Donna Vuchinich Named as Acting President

(Honolulu, Hawaiʻi) - University of Hawaiʻi Foundation (UHF) President Elizabeth "Betsy" Sloane has been named associate dean for development and alumni relations for Harvard Divinity School. » More

University of Hawaiʻi Professor Emeritus Dr. Tseng Yuho Ecke recently pledged $600,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, through the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation, to launch plans to build the Shi Wu Tea Lodge at the site of the university's Harold L. Lyon Arboretum in Mānoa Valley. » More

(Hilo, Hawaiʻi) - Dr. Rose Y. Tseng, chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, today announced that the UH Hilo has received a $2.4 million cash gift from Alec and Kay Keith of Hilo to establish an endowed scholarship fund for graduates of Hawaiʻi and Pacific Island high schools. » More

The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation has received a $100,000 gift from Roy and Hilda Takeyama, local business and community leaders, to establish a fund to provide direct support for students enrolled in the university's Academy for Creative Media (ACM). » More