'I want to thank Bob Harrison and the bank for matching my gift and for supporting the RISE project. 'As a proud graduate and lifetime supporter of the University of Hawaiʻi, I am honored and pleased to be part of this special project,' said Dods. 'First Hawaiian is proud to partner with Walter in supporting the RISE entrepreneurial center in developing the next generation of talented global business leaders.' 'Education is the cornerstone of a thriving, progressive society and the innovative learning opportunities for students participating in the RISE program is unmatched in Hawaiʻi,' said First Hawaiian Bank Chairman, President and CEO, Bob Harrison. A classroom in the new RISE building will be named in honor of Walter Dods, commemorating this important gift and the long-standing support from both Walter Dods and First Hawaiian Bank over the past several decades. Groundbreaking for RISE is scheduled for January 13. The new RISE building, which replaces the former Atherton YMCA, will wrap behind and connect to the historic pink Charles Atherton House. The live-learn-work community at RISE - Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs - will be operated by the Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship (PACE) at the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business. This substantial gift supports the UH Mānoa RISE project, a world-class innovation and entrepreneurship center coupled with student housing being built on the site of the former Atherton YMCA, across from the flagship campus. Dods Jr., First Hawaiian Bank’s former chairman, president and CEO, have made a combined contribution of $500,000 to the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation.

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Dods Jr., FHB former chairman, president and CEO (Photo credit: Paula Ota) Bob Harrison, First Hawaiian Bank (FHB) chairman, president and CEO Cameron Nekota, FHB Foundation president Susan Yamada, PACE Board of Directors vice chair Walter A.

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