{"id":183010,"date":"2023-09-06T11:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T21:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=183010"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:27:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T21:27:32","slug":"alakaina-foundation-uh-cc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/06\/alakaina-foundation-uh-cc\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaka\u02bbina Foundation invests $540K<\/abbr> in UH<\/abbr> programs, more than $2.3M<\/abbr> total"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Alakaʻina Foundation presented new gifts to UH<\/abbr> at an event at Windward Community College.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With a recent $540,000 invested in University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> programs and students, to create partnerships with community groups and to promote sustainability, the Alakaʻina<\/span> Foundation<\/a> has raised its total philanthropic giving to UH<\/abbr> to more than $2.3 million. The latest investments align with the Honolulu-based Native Hawaiian Organization\u2019s mission to aloha ʻāina<\/span> (love the homeland) by supporting the teaching and preservation of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s lands and oceans.<\/p>\n

The new gifts from the Alakaʻina<\/span> Foundation create opportunities for UH<\/abbr> West Oʻahu<\/span><\/a> and Leeward Community College<\/a> with MAʻO<\/span> Farms<\/a> on the Leeward Coast and for Windward Community College<\/a> and Hoʻokuaʻāina<\/span><\/a> in Windward Oʻahu<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“We feel it\u2019s important not only that the young men and women of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> have the skills they need to be effective leaders, but that they have the competencies our communities need for a sustainable future,” said Alakaʻina<\/span> Foundation Executive Director Kimo Bacon. “We hope that many lives will be improved through our partnership, and we will keep our Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> moving forward.”<\/p>\n

The three recently funded programs are:<\/p>\n