Blessing Held For Innovation Center
Sacred Hearts Academy faculty and staff were recently joined by the Sisters of the Sacred Hearts, academy board members and Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation guests to bless the future home of the academy’s Clarence T.C. Ching Junior Innovation Center. It was funded with support from the foundation. PHOTO COURTESY SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY
KUPU GRADUATION MAY 2026
The Clarence T. C. Ching PUEO Program at Punahou School
The program empowers PUEO scholars by providing a blend of academic and leadership experiences – as well as sound mentorship and social support. Punahou School has secured a $3 million grant from The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation to support Partnerships for Unlimited Educational Opportunities (PUEO) – one of Hawai‘i’s most impactful educational outreach initiatives for […]
Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii receives $1M donation for new Kakaako headquarters
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation donated $1 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii. From left: Elizabeth Hokada, Neill Char, Raymond Tam, Robert Fujioka, Tertia Freas, Dennis Brown, Tyler Kurashige, Cathy Ching and Larry Rodriguez BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS HAWAII Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii has received what it calls a “transformative” $1 million donation […]
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation has donated $5 million to the YMCA of Honolulu
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation is donating $5 million to the YMCA of Honolulu that will go toward the early phase of a redevelopment of the organization’s flagship Nuuanu branch that will include the addition of affordable housing.
THE CLARENCE T. C. CHING FOUNDATION DONATES $1M TO BLOOD BANK OF HAWAII
JABSOM Scholarship Grant
Donor generously pays JABSOM tuition for Filipino immigrant who grew up in Kalihi JABSOM ScholarshipUniversity of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAEboFYvPgI&t=74s Island News HONOLULU (Island News) — The University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine is holding its annual scholarship dinner on Friday. At the event, JABSOM students meet the […]
GRANT SUPPORTS STUDENTS, NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation recently awarded Pacific & Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) a $10,000 grant to support the growth of its high school clubs program during the 2023-24 academic year. The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation executive director Tertia Freas (third from left) is pictured with (from left) PAAC’s study tours and global engagement director […]
$200K gift from The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation supports students in UH RISE program
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation has given $200,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s RISE— Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs — project, a world-class innovation and entrepreneurship center coupled with student housing being built on the site of the former Atherton YMCA across from the flagship campus. The gift helps to fund scholarships for student residents at the 374-bed live-learn-work community at RISE with programs operated […]
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation contributed to Diamond Head Theatre’s capital campaign.
Diamond Head Theatre’s executive director Deena Dray (center) poses with (from left) Tertia Freas, Ken Okamoto, Elizabeth Hokada, Cathy Ching and Bob Fujioka.
