  {"id":172714,"date":"2023-02-14T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T20:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=172714"},"modified":"2023-02-14T14:26:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T00:26:14","slug":"hawaii-pacific-foundation-gives-1-4m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/02\/14\/hawaii-pacific-foundation-gives-1-4m\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Pacific Foundation gives $1.4M to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> programs in 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_172724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172724\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-hawaiinuiakea.jpg\" alt=\"people holding big check\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-hawaiinuiakea.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-hawaiinuiakea-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-hawaiinuiakea-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation representatives with <span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½nui&#257;kea<\/span> officials.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hpfsps.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation<\/a> gave a total of $1.395 million to more than a half dozen programs at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> in 2022. <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation is a Native Hawaiian organization whose mission is to empower Native Hawaiian communities through programs that create opportunities for success.<\/p>\n<p>The gifts support programs and scholarships at <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/jabsom.hawaii.edu\/\">John A. Burns School of Medicine<\/a> (<abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.soest.hawaii.edu\/soestwp\/\">School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology<\/a> (<abbr>SOEST<\/abbr>), <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/hshk\/\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½nui&#257;kea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ling.hawaii.edu\/\">linguistics department<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/thompson\/\">Thompson School of Social Work &#38; Public Health<\/a>, as well as programs at <a href=\"https:\/\/westoahu.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_172725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172725\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-jabsom-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people holding big check\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-jabsom-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-jabsom-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-jabsom.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation representatives with <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr> officials.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_172728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172728\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-soest-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people holding big check\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-soest-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-soest-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-soest.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation representatives with <abbr>SOEST<\/abbr> offficials.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_172727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172727\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-linguistics-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people holding big check\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-linguistics-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-linguistics-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-linguistics.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation representatives with Department of Linguistics officials.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<div style=\"float:right;clear:right;margin:0 0 0 15px;\"><figure id=\"attachment_172729\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172729\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-thompson-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"people holding big check\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-172729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-thompson-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-thompson-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/uh-foundation-hpf-thompson.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-172729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation representatives with Thompson School of Social Work officials.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>$260,000 to support the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence at <abbr>JABSOM<\/abbr>, including the creation of a new endowed fund.<\/li>\n<li>$80,000 to support a graduate assistantship and efforts to foster a Native Hawaiian place of learning at <abbr>SOEST<\/abbr>.<\/li>\n<li>$200,000 to support the <span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½nui&#257;kea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge, including the creation of a new endowed fund.<\/li>\n<li>$100,000 to support research on Native Hawaiian-English bilingualism in the linguistics department.<\/li>\n<li>$380,500 to support the Ke <span aria-label=\"Ao\">A&#699;o<\/span> Mau graduate assistantship, fellowship, scholarships, stipends and interdisciplinary clinic at the Thompson School of Social Work &#38; Public Health.<\/li>\n<li>$375,000 to support various programs at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;We\u2019re proud to partner with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> to support these programs that nurture the future leaders within the Native Hawaiian community,&rdquo; said retired Brig. Gen. Edwin A. &ldquo;Skip&rdquo; Vincent, an alumnus of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa Shidler College of Business and the group\u2019s chairman. Vincent founded the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation after retiring from a long career in the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Air National Guard. &ldquo;These students return to their communities with solutions to social, economic and cultural issues that address the source of problems.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The 2022 gifts represent the greatest support from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation since the organization made its first gift to <abbr>UH<\/abbr> at the end of 2017, $3,000 to purchase bus passes for high school students enrolled in a program at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>. Prior to 2022, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation had given more than $1 million to the Thompson School of Social Work &#38; Public Health, <span aria-label=\"Hawaiinuiakea\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½nui&#257;kea<\/span> School of Hawaiian Knowledge, the College of Engineering at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> and the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> System.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We\u2019re grateful for the support from Native Hawaiian organizations such as the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation,&rdquo; said <strong>Tim Dolan<\/strong>, vice president of advancement at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> and <abbr>CEO<\/abbr> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhfoundation.org\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation<\/a>. &ldquo;Their mission to improve lives through education within Native Hawaiian communities is an inspiration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>More on the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mission of the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation Inc. is to empower Native Hawaiian communities through programs that create opportunities for success by focusing on education, primarily in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics\u2014<abbr>STEAM<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> Pacific Foundation holds a majority ownership in five Native Hawaiian-owned small businesses that engage in federal contracting and reinvests its profits from the businesses in supporting the economic, social and cultural issues within the Native Hawaiian community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gift supports more than a half dozen programs at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[33,551,31,215,1466,92,596,319,9,59],"class_list":["post-172714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaiian","tag-hawaiinuiakea-school-of-hawaiian-knowledge","tag-john-a-burns-school-of-medicine","tag-linguistics","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-school-of-ocean-and-earth-science-and-technology","tag-myron-b-thompson-school-of-social-work","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-manoa","tag-uh-west-oahu","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172714"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172749,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172714\/revisions\/172749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}