{"id":231840,"date":"2026-04-08T08:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=231840"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T19:23:38","slug":"its-uh-giving-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/08\/its-uh-giving-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s UH<\/abbr> Giving Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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UH<\/abbr> Foundation is calling on the UH<\/abbr> ʻohana<\/span>—including alumni, friends and community members—to participate in UH<\/abbr> Giving Day on April 8, a 24-hour effort to support students and research across the 10-campus system.<\/p>\n

Gifts of any size will directly remove financial barriers for students, expand hands-on learning and advance research addressing Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> most pressing needs, from healthcare and education to environmental stewardship.<\/p>\n

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“Philanthropy offers critical support for our students, faculty and staff, and assists UH<\/abbr> in serving communities across our state,” said UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel. “Giving Day highlights the vital role our supporters play in expanding opportunity and sustaining the university\u2019s mission.”<\/p>\n

To further increase that impact, Hensel has personally created a special systemwide challenge: when 1,500 donors make a contribution to any project across the 10 campuses, her $15,000 challenge gift will be unlocked to directly benefit the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Scholarship Endowment<\/a> fund. Donors can also take advantage of other matching gifts applied to a wide range of specific campus initiatives.<\/p>\n