{"id":131680,"date":"2020-12-03T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T18:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=131680"},"modified":"2020-12-03T08:27:58","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T18:27:58","slug":"uhero-covid19-economic-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/12\/03\/uhero-covid19-economic-research\/","title":{"rendered":"$1.2M<\/abbr> for UHERO<\/abbr> COVID-19 economic recovery research"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Critical University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Economic Research Organization<\/a> (UHERO<\/abbr>) research to help Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> on its path to economic recovery has received a $1.2-million boost in private support.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner<\/strong> said, “We are deeply grateful to our community partners for their robust support of UHERO<\/abbr> and the critical economic research that takes place every day. UH<\/abbr> expertise is absolutely essential to our pandemic recovery, and these philanthropic investments will help Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> craft a sustainable and thriving path forward for our people across the islands.”<\/p>\n

Donors include: Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Foundation, Bank of Hawaii Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, First Hawaiian Bank Foundation, DGM<\/abbr> Group, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Health, American Savings Bank, Stanford Carr Development, HPM<\/abbr> Building Supply Foundation, First Insurance Charitable Foundation, HGEA<\/abbr> and Hawaii State AFL<\/abbr>–CIO<\/abbr>, Island Insurance Foundation and the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Foundation CEO<\/abbr> and President Micah K\u0101ne said, “As Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> straddles crisis response and recovery planning, the state needs reliable, timely and accurate economic analysis to guide decision-making and our way forward. By supporting UHERO<\/abbr>\u2019s research, we can ensure that our leaders, stakeholders and communities across the state have the complex data they need to make the decisions that will shape our future.”<\/p>\n

The $1.2 million will enable UHERO<\/abbr>, in UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s College of Social Sciences<\/a>, to hire two full-time faculty and build capacity for applied research on the most pressing issues facing Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

UHERO<\/abbr> Executive Director Carl Bonham<\/strong> said, “Throughout the pandemic, businesses, nonprofits and public sector decision-makers have relied on us for our trusted and independent analysis of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> economy. With the addition of these new team members, we will be able to sustain and grow our research efforts, and continue to help our state navigate through the current economic upheaval and the nascent recovery.”<\/p>\n

UHERO<\/abbr>\u2019s role in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s economic recovery<\/h2>\n

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