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University of Hawaiʻi awarded $4.4M federal grant to expand college pathways for rural Big Island students

Big Island Now·Oct 28, 2026 · 3:00 PM CT
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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa won a nearly $4.4 million federal GEAR UP grant to help rural Hawaiʻi Island students get to and through college. The seven-year project runs through 2032 and serves students from seven schools in Kohala, Honokaʻa, Keaʻau, Kaʻū and Pāhoa.

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