{"id":232199,"date":"2026-04-14T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T00:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=232199"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:37:32","slug":"giving-day-2026-commitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/14\/giving-day-2026-commitment\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving Day: $1.3<abbr>M<\/abbr> demonstrates the power, commitment of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> &#699;ohana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_73695\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pL-kbhvNfn8?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Giving Day 2026: $1.3M demonstrates the power, commitment of Â鶹´«Ã½\u02bbohana\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<p>From sign waving and cheerleaders at the flagship University of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> at M\u0101noa campus to a ping pong tournament at <span lang=\"haw\" kaua&#699;i<=\"\" span=\"\"> Community College and a pop-up market at the <a href=\"https:\/\/imiloahawaii.org\/\">\u02bbImiloa Astronomy Center<\/a> in Hilo, students, alumni, faculty and staff showed up on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/08\/its-uh-giving-day-2026\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Giving Day<\/a> to generate a record breaking $1.3 million from more than 1,580 gifts. With final totals still being reconciled, the results reflect a strong show of donor engagement across the <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s 10-campus system.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232257\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-kauai-2026-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling people waving It's U H Giving Day signs\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-232257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-kauai-2026-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-kauai-2026-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-kauai-2026-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span lang=\"haw\">Kaua\u02bbi<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A graduate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/31\/waialeale-project-shows-the-way\/\"><span lang=\"haw\">Wai\u02bbale\u02bbale<\/span> Project<\/a> at <span lang=\"haw\">Kaua\u02bbi<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>, Isaiah Wilson dropped by the Giving Day table with a donation to the program that he described as helping him immensely throughout his 11 years pursuing his degree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a powerful program,\u201d he said. \u201cNow I&#8217;m giving back so others can have a chance of what I was given.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Outpouring of aloha\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232252\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-manoa-2026-1-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling people with It's U H Giving Day sign\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-232252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-manoa-2026-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-manoa-2026-1-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-manoa-2026-1.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Giving Day funds will help support various scholarships, urgent flooding relief from the Kona-low storms, student success resources, faculty and research initiatives, and priority needs across all <abbr>UH<\/abbr> campuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe outpouring of aloha we witnessed during <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Giving Day is truly humbling,\u201d said Tim Dolan, <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Foundation <abbr>CEO<\/abbr> and <abbr>VP<\/abbr> of Advancement. \u201cEvery single gift is a powerful investment in our students, our research and the future of <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>. We are deeply grateful to our entire <abbr>UH<\/abbr> \u02bbohana for coming together to make such a profound and immediate impact across all 10 campuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/uh-giving-day\/\">Read more <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Giving Day stories<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>University leadership emphasized how this statewide generosity will shape the institution&#8217;s future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPhilanthropy plays a vital role in expanding opportunity and ensuring access to higher education across our state,\u201d said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President Wendy Hensel. \u201cThe generosity shown on Giving Day helps empower students across all 10 campuses and strengthens the university&#8217;s ability to serve <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> now and in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Feels like \u02bbohana\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232256\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-west-oahu-2026-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling people waving It's U H Giving Day signs\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-232256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-west-oahu-2026-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-west-oahu-2026-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-west-oahu-2026-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-232256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span lang=\"haw\">O\u02bbahu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rachel Radona, a senior and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa cheerleader added, \u201cIn <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> we&#8217;re all about community, <span lang=\"haw\">l\u0101hui<\/span> (the Hawaiian people), and about <span lang=\"haw\">\u02bbohana<\/span> (family) at the end of the day. We&#8217;re trying to embody what <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> means to us, and it does feel like an <span lang=\"haw\">\u02bbohana<\/span>. It feels like when people are giving to us\u2014that&#8217;s our family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gifts made during <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Giving Day also count toward the historic <a href=\"https:\/\/uhfoundation.org\/4uh4hi\">For <abbr>UH<\/abbr> \u2022 For <span lang=\"haw\">Hawai\u02bbi<\/span><\/a> campaign, the comprehensive $1 billion fundraising initiative supporting all 10 campuses of the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> system.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_232258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-232258\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-west-oahu-2026-2.jpg\" alt=\"Student writing a thank you postcard\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-232258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/giving-day-west-oahu-2026-2.jpg 676w, 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