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MEDIA RELEASE Dr. Ronald Taniguchi and his wife, Alice, have made a $25,000 pledge to fund an endowed scholarship to support third and fourth year students at the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Recipients will be high school graduates from the neighbor islands of Kauai, Molokai and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Starwood Hotels & Resorts Hawaii has announced the creation of The Keith Vieira Hoowaiwai a Hoonaauao Endowed Scholarship to honor Keith Vieira’s 36-year career in the visitor industry, 33 of which he spent with Starwood. Vieira currently serves as senior vice president and director of operations for Hawaii and French Polynesia at Starwood […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Generous donors gave $66.3M in fiscal year 2013 to support University of Hawaii students, faculty, research and programs on all ten UH campuses. “We are very grateful that our active partnership with our Board of Trustees, UH Board of Regents, UH leadership, and faculty and staff on all ten campuses has resulted in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Foundation has announced Greg Willems has joined the executive team as the vice president of development. Under the direction of the president, Willems will oversee the fundraising and development operations at the UH Foundation. He will also be responsible for leading the planning and implementation of the next comprehensive […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Surpassing all expectations, the University of Hawaii’s Centennial Campaign led by the University of Hawaii Foundation, has raised $282 million in cash and pledges against a goal of $250 million. An additional $54 million in bequest intentions was also raised, bringing the grand total to $336 million.  This brings to an end the […]

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