Education briefs

Advertiser Staff

Mid-Pac receives foundation gifts

Mid-Pacific Institute, a private college-preparatory school for grades K-12, has received five gifts totaling nearly $300,000 that will be used for several projects on campus, including creating a new elementary school, providing air conditioning for the conference facility, support for arts programs and paying for the demolition of Wilcox Hall.

The donations include: $100,000 from the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation; $100,000 from the LeBurta Atherton Foundation; $50,000 from the G.N. Wilcox Trust; $28,000 from the Hawai'i Community Foundation; and $20,000 from Mrs. Minnie Ho Pang.

Forum to discuss possible strike

The Associated Students at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa will hold a forum in the Campus Center courtyard at noon today to discuss the possible faculty strike, which could begin April 5.

The ASUH, which represents 12,000 students, has invited members of the faculty, union and administration to answer questions about what the strike would mean to students.

The University of Hawai'i Professional Assembly announced its intention to strike on Feb. 23, but there has not been any public discussion on how a strike would affect the students, according to the ASUH.

Speakers will give a brief overview of their positions on the strike, and then questions from the audience will be taken.

School receives $25,000 grant

The First Hawaiian Foundation, the charitable arm of First Hawaiian Bank, has given the Academy of the Pacific a five-year grant totaling $25,000.

School head Dorothy Douthit said the grants have helped the school upgrade its technology throughout the campus, including its two computer labs.

Academy of the Pacific is a private school with grades 6-12.