{"id":239150,"date":"2026-08-18T14:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=239150"},"modified":"2026-08-18T14:57:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:57:15","slug":"his-wish-a-future-at-uh-hilo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/08\/18\/his-wish-a-future-at-uh-hilo\/","title":{"rendered":"His wish: A future at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo"},"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\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><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_20633\"  width=\"676\" height=\"380\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lzme4rGFRYA?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=\"&quot;He could have asked for anything&quot;\"  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>A 17-year-old <span lang=\"haw\">Pepe&#699;ekeo<\/span> teen living with leukemia is preparing to begin his first semester at the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo after Make-A-Wish&#174; <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the university celebrated his wish for college tuition assistance.<\/p>\n<p>During a special wish reveal on the <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> Hilo campus on July 22, Rancin presented a $10,000 check from Make-A-Wish Hawaii to the university&#8217;s cashier&#8217;s office, taking an inspiring step toward his future. Rancin was recently accepted into a new pre-engineering pathway between <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa, where students begin their engineering studies at the Hilo campus before transferring to M\u0101noa to complete a bachelor&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239186\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239186\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uh-hilo-make-a-wish-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"2 people holding a check\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-239186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uh-hilo-make-a-wish-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uh-hilo-make-a-wish-2-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/uh-hilo-make-a-wish-2.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-239186\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rancin with <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so honored to welcome Rancin into our Vulcan <span lang=\"haw\">&#699;ohana<\/span>. His resilience, curiosity, and unwavering determination perfectly embody the spirit of the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin. &ldquo;It is our privilege to play a part in his journey, and we look forward to supporting him every step of the way as he strives for success in our pre-engineering program and beyond.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/kukala\/20260813\/uh-hilo-make-a-wish-hawaii-tuition-grant\/\">For more on Rancin\u2019s wish go to K\u016bkala N\u016bhou.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/make-a-wish-hilo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-239164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/make-a-wish-hilo.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/make-a-wish-hilo-300x169.jpg 300w, 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