The following grants have been pledged or given:

• Swinerton Builders Hawaii, $2,500 and volunteer labor to Habitat for Humanity Leeward O'ahu.

• Hawaii Medical Service Association, $219,592 to ARCS Foundation, Assistance League of Hawaii, Bishop Museum, City and County of Honolulu, Emergency Medical Services, Family Support Services of West Hawaii, Hawaii Island HIV/AIDS Foundation, Hawaii Pediatric Association Research and Education Fund, Hawaii Primary Care Association, Mental Health Association of Hawaii, Muscular Dystrophy Association, Niu Valley Community Association, Pacific Health Research Institute, Prevent Child Abuse Hawaii, State of Hawai'i Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Sunny Buddies and The Pediatric Foundation of Hawaii.

• The Hawai'i Council for the Humanities, funds to Hawai'i Pacific University, Maiden Voyage Productions and University of Hawai'i and Dr. Virginia Metaxas for humanities projects.

• The Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i, $10,000 to The Hepatitis Support Network of Hawaii to aid in hepatitis prevention.

• The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, $20,400 to the Assistive Technology Resource Centers of Hawaii to improve the quality of life for the disabled.

• The Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation, $50,000 to Hale Mahaolu in support of an affordable rental complex for the elderly in Kihei, Maui.

• Office of Hawaiian Affairs, $150,000 to Hawai'i Maoli to support the construction of a community center in Kapolei.

• A federal grant of $2.3 million to the Waimanalo-based Oceanic Institute for shrimp aquaculture research.

• The Barry and Virginia Weinman Foundation, $3 million to the University of Hawai'i for establishment of a Dean's Chair in Medicine at John A. Burns School of Medicine.

• The Conrad Hilton Foundation, $5 million to University of Hawai'i in support of the construction of the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head.

• Costco employees, $180,000 to Kapi'olani Medical Center toward the purchase of a new ultrasound machine for the Fetal Diagnostic Center.

• AlohaCare Hawaii, $5,000 toward improvements to the two-mile multi-use pathway that runs along the Wai'anae Coast.

• Pankow employees volunteered their labor and time to make much needed repairs at Assets School.

• ABC Stores and Friends of Hawaii Charities, $5,000 each to the Volunteer Resource Center of Hawaii in support of their work with youth and children.

• Hawai'i Medical Service Association, $75,000 to University of Hawai'i Foundation, John A. Burns School of Medicine to help Area Health Education Centers on the Neighbor Islands encourage youth to pursue healthcare careers.

• Mid-Pacific Country Club, Friends of Hawai'i Charities and the Sony Open, $5,000 each to the Castle Medical Center Breathe Free Program, Soroptimist International of Windward Oahu for scholarship programs for women and Windward Rotary Endowment Fund for College Scholarships.

• Women's Fund of Hawaii, $5,000 each to: Neighborhood Place of Wailuku, Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Hope, Help and Healing Kaua'i, Kokua Kalihi Valley, Malama Family Recovery Center/Malama Na Makua a Keiki, ProjectFocus Hawaii and Waimanalo Health Center.

• Grant Thornton partner, Patrick Oki, $50,000, including a Shidler matching gift, toward establishment of an endowed scholarship fund at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Shidler College of Business.

• BAE Systems Ship Repair, $50,000 to Pearl Harbor Naval Association toward Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard's centennial celebration.

• Tilker Medical Research Foundation, funds to the University of Hawai'i-Manoa's Dr. Richard Allsopp to fund research of anti-cancer and anti-aging therapies.

• The Mary Dillingham and Walter F. Frear Eleemosynary Trust, $500,000 to Goodwill Industries toward construction of the Ohana Career and Learning Center in Kapolei.

• The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation Inc., $100,000 to Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific toward expansion of its charity care program.

• Book Bank USA, nearly 4,000 books, valued at $25,000, to St. Andrew's Priory. Also offering aid were members of the Kosasa Family Foundation.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture, a $300,000 Rural Economic Development Grant to Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative to assist Island School with a campus improvement project.

• Office of Hawaiian Affairs, $100,000 to the William S. Richardson School of Law Hawai'i Innocence Project.

• John A. Burns Foundation, $1.7 million for University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine scholarships.

• Foodland Super Market Ltd., $1.5 million to Hawai'i's nonprofit organizations, proceeds from this year's Give Aloha program.

• Hawaii Medical Service Association, $25,000 to the American Lung Association, $5,000 to the Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians, $25,000 to Hawaii Lions Foundation, $25,000 to Hawaii Parkinson Association, $49,900 to Helping Hands Hawaii, $25,000 to Imua Family Services, $15,000 to Kohala Hospital Charitable Foundation, $5,000 to Mo'ili'ili Community Center, $5,500 to Pacific Cancer Foundation, $5,000 to Shriners Hospitals for Children; $25,000 to The Hawaii Foodbank; $75,506 to University of Hawaii-Hilo, College of Pharmacy.

• The 2008 Kona Brewers Festival, $7,000 to the Society for Kona's Education and Art, $7,000 to Innovations Public Charter School Foundation, $6,149 to Hawaii Montessori School at Kona, $5,600 to Ka Olapa O Kai Malino hula halau, $4,500 to Hualalai Academy, $4,250 to Holualoa Foundation for Arts & Culture, $3,800 to chefs de Cuisine Kona Kohala Chapter Incl., $2,250 to Ka'ahahui O Ka Nahelehele, $2,250 to Kealakehe Project Grad, $2,250 to Recycle Hawaii, $2,183 to Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii, $750 to Ahuena Halau.

• The McInerny Foundation, $250,000 to Easter Seals Hawai'i for its new West O'ahu service center.

• The Thomas and Elizabeth Brodhead Foundation, $5,000 to the Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society in support of its scholarship program.

• Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, $10,000 toward Hawaii Primary Care Association's Annual Education Conference and Quality Summit.

• The National Center for Research Resources, part of a nationwide $55 million grant for biomedical research centers, one of which will be at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa.

• The Haseko Training Fund announced it has awarded James Campbell High School's Agricultural Learning Center a grant of $15,000. The center previously received a grant in 2004 to launch an aquaculture program, and financial assistance from Haseko to purchase a hydroponics system.

• The HMSA Foundation, $25,000 to Hawaii Foodbank toward the distribution of fresh produce to 20 O'ahu communities.

• Shriners Hospitals for Children recently received $50,000 from Island Insurance to help build a new hospital. The new facility will be 40 percent larger than the current hospital.

• The City and County of Honolulu, $20,000 to the Louis Vuitton Hawaii International Film Festival for the Vision in Film Award.

• AVCO audiovisual company, $50,000 to the Hawaii Department of Education for the purchase and installation of SMART technologies interactive products for the classroom.

• The American Resort Development Association, $20,000 for the Steve Hirano Memorial Scholarship at Hawai'i Pacific University.

• Bank of Hawaii Charitable Foundation, $10,000 to Family Promise of Hawaii to help homeless families achieve self-sufficiency.

• Young Brothers, Limited, $50 to The American Red Cross in support of the Maui County Disaster Response Program.

• Waste Management of Hawaii, $2,500 to the 2008 Celebrate the ARTS! gala dinner; $10,000 to the Nanakuli Intermediate and High School Robotics Club; $1,000 to Kekaha Elementary School to purchase school supplies and uniforms for underprivileged students.

• The Haseko Training Fund, $30,000 grant to the Hawai'i Building Industry Foundation's Project ComPACT: Building Skills to Build Lives program.

• The McInerny Foundation, $22,000 and the G.N. Wilcox Trust, $5,000, toward the Parker School Scholarship and Financial Aid Fund.

• ABC Stores, $50,000 to Shriners Hospitals for Children to replace the aging hospital with a new facility.

• U.S. Department of State, $350,000 to The East-West Center to support a new six-week institute on environmental stewardship for undergraduate students from Southeast Asia.

• The Hawai'i Community Foundation, $105,000 to the University of Hawai'i at Manoa's Lyon Arboretum toward expansion of its native plant collection.

• American Savings Bank, $10,000 to Girl Scouts of Hawai'i toward the "Commit to a Girl" After School Hours Program; more than 35 boxes of gently used business attire for Goodwill Industries and new and gently used Halloween costumes for Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii.

• Aloha United Way Society of Young Leaders, school supplies to more than 400 homeless O'ahu students.

• Parsons Brinckerhoff, most pounds donated in the construction food drive, which netted 48,775 pounds of canned goods to feed the hungry.

• Hawaii State Federal Credit Union, $7,200 raised for the American Heart Association through the 2008 Start! Heart Walk.

• The Kosasa family, owners of ABC Stores, $10,000 to The Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific Foundation toward creation of the Kosasa Gait and Wheelchair Clinic.

• Waikiki Health Center's annual Back-to-School Campaign, with the cooperation of Longs Drugs, UHA, Outrigger Shops, Ltd., Times Supermarkets, Mo'ili'ili Community Center Seniors Group and Bank of Hawaii-Kapahulu employees, $21,000 for immunizations, physical exams and general medical care to help disadvantaged students; also, $2,000 from Hawaii Medical Service Association.

• Rotary Club of Windward O'ahu, $10,000 for the Marimed Foundation residential youth program and the labor of 33 members who revitalized the Foundation's educational building.

• The American Resort Development Association-Hawai'i, $20,000 from the ARDA-Hawai'i Golf Tournament to benefit the Steve Hirano Memorial Scholarship at Hawai'i Pacific University.

• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, $330,113 for a statewide program aimed at addressing heart disease and stroke in Hawai'i.

• U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant to Moloka'i Community Rural Health Association, Inc. for construction of improved facilities.

• Hawai'i Medical Service Association, two $75,000 grants to expand healthcare staffing on the Neighbor Islands.

• University of Hawai'i Foundation $25,000 gift, matched by Shidler's Matching Funds, for a total of $50,000 toward establishment of the Association of Government Accountants of Hawai'i Endowed Scholarship Fund at the UH Shidler College of Business.

• The American Battlefield Protection Program, $60,400 to Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

• Friends of Hawaii Charities, $10,000 to Catholic Charities Hawai'i's Mary Jane Program.

• Carlsmith Ball, $150,000 to the William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, toward establishment of the school's first Law Faculty Scholar position.

• National Institute of Health, $2.7 million to Department of Native Hawaiian Health, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, John A. Burns School of Medicine, to address the problem of obesity.

• Jim and Anne Sadayasu, $50,000 to University of Hawai'i at Hilo, toward endowed faculty funds at the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business and Economics.

• The Women's Campus Club of Hawai'i, $80,000 to the University of Hawai'i Foundation, toward establishment of a sponsored scholarship.

• Ron Terry, founder of Geometrician Associates in Hilo, Hawai'i, has established a $25,000 endowed scholarship at University of Hawai'i at Hilo, the Geography Founders Scholarship, and urges fellow geography graduates to offer their financial support.

• AT&T Foundation, $25,000 to Sanford B. Dole Middle School, to enable eighth graders to utilize state-of-the-art research tools.

• The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, $85,000 to Windward Community College's environmental science summer school program for high school students.

• Waipahu Community Foundation fiscal year 2007/2008 monetary awards, $35,000 to Waipahu High School, $10,000 to Waipahu Cultural Garden Park, and $5,000 to the Village Park Athletic Association; and first quarter awards, $2,478 to Scout Troop 32 and $3,486 to Scout Troop 76; second quarter awards, $3,002 to Waipahu High School Hawaiian Studies Program and $4,158 to Waipahu Jackrabbits Association.

• Locations Foundation, 600 backpacks filled with school supplies for its annual Backpack to School event for children in homeless shelters.

• The National Council on Aging, three-year $300,000 grant to the State Executive Office on Aging to improve elders' access to the Stanford Chronic Disease Self Management Program.