By the end of 2020, The University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization (UHERO) received $1.2 million in private support to fund critical economic research, and help Hawai‘i on the path to recovery. Donors include Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Bank of Hawai‘i Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, First Hawaiian Bank Foundation, DGM Group, Hawaiian Electric Industries Charitable Foundation, Hawai‘i Medical Service Association, Hawai‘i Pacific Health, American Savings Bank, Stanford Carr Development, HPM Building Supply Foundation, First Insurance Charitable Foundation, Hawai‘i Government Employees Association, Hawai‘i State AFL-CIO, Island Insurance Foundation, and the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation. The purpose of the $1.2 million was to enable UHERO to hire two full-time faculty and build capacity for applied research on the most pressing issues facing Hawai‘i.
