{"id":231166,"date":"2026-03-23T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=231166"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:16:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:16:35","slug":"fundraising-uh-ohana-historic-flooding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/23\/fundraising-uh-ohana-historic-flooding\/","title":{"rendered":"Fundraising for UH<\/abbr> ʻohana impacted by historic flooding"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The UH<\/abbr> Foundation is working closely with the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> to provide financial assistance for members of the UH<\/abbr> ʻohana<\/span> who have been impacted by the recent severe flooding across the state.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy: Valerie Matsunaga, UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The state is currently recovering from the worst flooding in 20 years—leading to widespread evacuation orders, power outages and more than 200 rescues across the islands. With officials estimating more than $1 billion in damages, the impact on local communities—including some UH<\/abbr> students, faculty and staff—has been devastating.<\/p>\n

“Our UH<\/abbr> ʻohana is incredibly resilient, but the sheer scale of this devastation means they cannot recover alone,” said Tim Dolan, UH<\/abbr> Foundation CEO<\/abbr> and UH<\/abbr> VP<\/abbr> of Advancement. “We are calling on our community to come together and provide the urgent lifeline our students and colleagues need right now to get back on their feet.”<\/p>\n

In the wake of this disaster, members of the UH<\/abbr> ʻohana are facing urgent, everyday challenges: finding a safe place to stay, securing a hot meal, and replacing basic day-to-day necessities. Furthermore, they are struggling to replace laptops, textbooks and other materials they rely on to stay in school.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy: City and County of Honolulu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“While our focus today is on immediate relief, we know that Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s recovery will be lengthy,” said UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel. “We are committed to supporting our UH<\/abbr> \u2018ohana for as long as it takes. Please join us. Every dollar you contribute will directly benefit our students, faculty and staff.”<\/p>\n

The UH<\/abbr> Foundation emphasizes that the individuals impacted are students, colleagues and community members, and right now, they desperately need our immediate support to recover.<\/p>\n

We invite you to make a contribution and support the UH<\/abbr> community\u2019s recovery efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you need support<\/h2>\n

If you are a student who was impacted by the flooding and need support, please contact your campus vice chancellor for student affairs<\/a>. To see campus specific contact information, expand the “Senior Student Affairs Officers” section. For UH<\/abbr> faculty and staff who were impacted by the flooding and need support, please email aluke@hawaii.edu<\/a> in the UH<\/abbr> President\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Contribute today to directly help UH<\/abbr> students, faculty and staff impacted by flooding.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":231171,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1409,61,62,63,64,65,71,319,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-231166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-disaster-emergency","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t