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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 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has announced $77,000 in grant funding in support of the following two community health initiatives aimed at promoting nutrition, food safety, and wellness in Hawaii schools. University of Hawaii Foundation – $50,000 Grant This community health initiative will promote school wellness in alignment with Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s “Thriving School” efforts. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Foundation is pleased to announce the following new hires and staff changes. NEW HIRES Kellie Ann Aki Takenaka has joined the development team as director of development for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering (CoE). In this position, Kellie will nurture relationships with prospective donors and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Foundation has elected four new members to the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Their terms begin July 1, 2012. * Kathleen Kagawa is the president and owner of the Hawaii 5-0 Group of companies. The companies specialize in real estate development, sales and management; construction and construction management; technology, cleaning […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Alumni Association (UHAA) and the University of Hawaii Foundation (UHF) have been awarded three top awards for communication from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s (CASE) District VII. CASE awarded UHAA the GoldCircle of Excellence Award for its recently updated “Lokahi – Haaheo – Onipaa” visual identity […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Three UH Hilo students have been selected to receive first-ever awards of the Adopt-a-Beehive with Alan Wong Scholarship from the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM): Brittany Ann Rocha, Julianna Graper, and Tayler Manriki. Three $1,000 scholarships were made possible through the generous support of donors who joined Chef Alan […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The University of Hawaii Foundation has announced Elaine Evans has joined the UH Foundation as the director of development and alumni engagement at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). In this new position, Evans will engage JABSOM alumni and build philanthropic support among them. For the past eight years, Evans has […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has received $500,000 from Monsanto Company to establish the Monsanto Research Fellows Fund. The fund will assist graduate students pursuing a Masters or Ph.D. degree and post doctoral researchers at the College related to the study of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE To ensure Hawaii high school students have the opportunity to attend college, Nancy C. Manley pledged $200,000 to establish the Timothy M. and Nancy C. Manley Chancellor’s Achievement Endowed Scholarship. In the 1940s, Nancy wanted to go to college but did not have the financial means. It was a difficult and painful experience […]

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Ronald and Irene Nagata are helping Big Island youth reach their education goals. The couple, along with their three children, attended University of Hawaii.

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MEDIA RELEASE In the fourth quarter of 2008, the Hawaii Medical Service Association Foundation approved grants for nine health programs and community organizations across the state.  Among the organizations with Big Island ties are: * Child and Family Service. The grant supports efforts to provide therapeutic treatment to neurologically impaired children with amplified emotions, self-injury, […]

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