The Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education of Tokyo, Japan has pledged $1.25 million to fund The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Uehiro Academy for Philosophy and Ethics in Education.  The Academy will be located in the College of Arts & Humanities and serve students and teachers from Hawai‘i, the U.S., Japan, and other international locations.
 
“The creation of the Uehiro Academy will greatly enhance the work of P4C Hawai‘i,” said Dr. Thomas Jackson, executive director of the Philosophy for Children (P4C) program in the Department of Philosophy at UH Mānoa. He continued, “It will expand to four the number of educators who will be working full time to extend the reach of P4C to more schools and teachers in Hawai’i and abroad who have shown great interest in this philosophical approach to educational transformation.”
 
Waikiki Elementary School and Kailua High School are the major P4C implementation sites on Oahu that serve as Model Schools.

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The Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation, Inc. has awarded $97,000 in scholarships to 61 exceptional seniors from every qualifying public and independent high school in Hawaii. Nominated by their respective schools, the award winners received scholarships based on academic achievement, community service and financial need.

Two students were presented Distinguished Student Awards of $10,000 each and one student received an Outstanding Student Award of $5,000. Seven high school seniors received $3,000 scholarships and 51 additional students were awarded $1,000 scholarships.

"Mr. and Mrs. Takitani's legacy of commitment, dedication and generosity is honored each year through the Takitani Scholarship Foundation," said KSSK Radio personality Michael W. Perry, chairman of the board, Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation.