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More than 300 scholarship recipients and scholarship donors gathered at Pōmaikai Ballrooms on August 10, for the annual Hawaii Community Foundation Scholarship Breakfast. Scholarship recipients who attended the event had the opportunity to thank their donors for supporting their college education. The event began with an ukulele performance by scholarship recipient Summer Kealoha Derrickson, who […]

Former Waiakea High School student, Lester Iwata, says that Subaru Telescope staff made him think that a career in mechanical engineering was possible. Now his story has come full-circle. “When I came in contact with the Subaru Telescope I had a crash course about stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies in the universe. I was

Students participating in Nā Kōkua o ke Kai, a Marine Mammal Center program, reported that they had increased interest in STEM careers after participating in the program—interest increased from 41% to 52%, according to the Marine Mammal Center’s survey of participants. The year-long marine science and ocean conservation program is tailored to middle-school students and

What if art instruction, which in many public schools has gone the way of the dinosaur, was brought back into the classroom – with the express purpose of bolstering core curriculum areas like math and science? Artists in the Schools, a Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts program, is doing just that. For

Move over, crafts and cookies. The Girl Scouts organization is making sure that their scouts get experience and exposure to women who work In STEM fields science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). It is now the largest pipeline in the U.S. for female leaders in STEM fields. And it has committed to getting 2.5 million

Mayrose Munar was a “marginalized youth” who explored the world from the library of her elementary school. Through books, the Kauai native learned to dream and later, find success in Silicon Valley tech companies like Uber. But on a recent trip back home, Mayrose was heartbroken to see the school library closed, its collection of

Jordan is an 11-year-old who’s been through quite a lot. But with his best friend by his side, the Mililani boy is becoming a student again and navigating his school environment with increasing confidence. Harper, his four-legged companion from Assistance Dogs of Hawaii, is playing a follow-up role to Tucker, the (now retired) resident therapy

Who knew that supporting a good cause could be so delicious? This only-in-Hawaii ice cream flavor has become a mainstay at Uncle Clay’s House of Pure Aloha in Ala Moana Center—Uncle Pono’s Ulu Ice Cream—and its sales benefit people who are putting their lives back together after being down-and-out. The breadfruit (“ulu” in Hawaiian) ice

The Hawaii Community Foundation announced on April 1, 2019 that more than $600,000 in grant funding is being distributed to Kauai nonprofits from the Kauai Relief and Recovery Fund (KRRF) that was created following the storm and flood of April 2018. To date, over $1.8M in grants have been made from the fund to support immediate and long-term

The Hawaii Community Foundation (HCF) announced its 2019 recipients of the Community Restoration Partnership (CRP) grants, totaling more than $1.4 million to fund the protection and restoration of Hawaii’s coastal areas on five islands over three years. The CRP is a unique collaboration of national and international funders, foundations, and private donors, who provide resources

10. Give your time. Clean up a park, mentor a young person, foster a dog or sign up for volunteer week (April 7-13). Since 1974, this dedicated time to engage in volunteerism is also a chance to meet people, be inspired, and celebrate challenges you’ve overcome. Theme 2019 is Community Volunteerism and Resilience. Learn more