{"id":235665,"date":"2026-06-05T16:23:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:23:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=235665"},"modified":"2026-06-05T16:23:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T02:23:06","slug":"ward-village-gift-boosts-honolulu-cc-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/06\/05\/ward-village-gift-boosts-honolulu-cc-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Building the future: Ward Village gift boosts Honolulu CC<\/abbr> students in the trades"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Honolulu Community College\u2019s construction and trades programs received a $30,000 donation from Ward Village that will provide essential tool kits for students and updated educational resources. This contribution is part of a $120,000 charitable initiative the company announced on June 2, along with the grand opening of The Park Ward Village.<\/p>\n

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“We are deeply grateful for Ward Village\u2019s investment in the future of our construction and trades students,” said Honolulu CC<\/abbr> Chancellor Karen C. Lee. “Providing our learners with high-quality tools, equipment and educational resources is crucial to their education, and this support helps ensure they are well-prepared for successful careers in Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s workforce.” <\/p>\n

Other gift recipients included Residential Youth Services & Empowerment in support of its Beretania Street capital project, Aloha for Hawaiʻi<\/span> for Kona low flood recovery assistance, and Re-Use Hawaiʻi<\/span> for sustainability-focused reuse efforts serving Kakaʻako<\/span> and Ward Village.<\/p>\n

Adjacent to Victoria Ward Park, The Park Ward Village includes 546 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes, as well as more than 30,000 square feet of new retail and dining. It is Ward Village’s ninth residential tower.<\/p>\n

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A new gift empowers Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s next generation of builders with essential tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":235683,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[19,62,143,71],"class_list":["post-235665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-construction","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-trades","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t