ARCS Foundation Honolulu welcomes the support of Hawai‘i corporations, philanthropists and community organizations who share ARCS Foundation’s commitment to advancing the nation's talent pool in science, engineering and health fields.
Established in 1955 to encourage private support for the University of Hawaiʻi, the University of Hawai‘i’ Foundation is the central fund raising organization for the UH System. It manages several named ARCS Award endowments and the Honolulu Chapter endowed fund.
A century-old philanthropic organization, Hawai‘i Community Foundation manages the funds supporting two endowed ARCS Scholar Awards, the Maybelle F. Roth Award in Conservation Biology and the Ellen M. Koenig Award in Medicine.
Recognizing that an affinity for science must be cultivated early, ARCS Foundation Honolulu has supported the Hawai‘i Academy of Science in its sponsorship of state Science and Engineering Fair competition for secondary school students. The two organizations also cross promote the Honolulu Chapter’s occasional Pau Hana talks and field trips and the academy's Honolulu Science Cafe, a monthly program featuring speakers on a variety of scientific topics.
Honolulu's 2018 ARCS Scholar of the Year Chris Shuler gave the inaugural 3D hologram lecture on the University of Hawai‘i's HaloCampus, live streaming information about his research on sustainable water resources to American Samoa.
"I am especially grateful that ARCS Honolulu appreciates the mentoring of graduate students, who are society’s future scientists during an era when science is increasingly under attack."
ARCS Honolulu Chapter named marine ecologist Dr. Mark Hixon its 2021 ARCS Scientist of the Year for his remarkable record of research, mentorship and public outreach. He is the Sidney and Erika Hsiao Endowed Chair in Marine Biology and chairs the Zoology Graduate Program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Photo by Chris Pala