Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 9, 1 September 2014 — $500,000 gift to educate Hawaiian students [ARTICLE]

$500,000 gift to educate Hawaiian students

The trust of David and Julia

Desha bequeathed $500,000 to Kamehameha Schools, whieh will create a new endowment fund in the name of the 'ohana designed to help Hawaiians in pursuit of education in perpetuity, by awarding about $20,000 per year to those who are eligible, according to the wishes of the Deshas. David Fester Desha, a descendant from notable chiefly lines on his mother's side and a 1905 Kamehameha Schools graduate, worked for the Kamehameha Finance Co., and is well known for petitioning the treasurer of the Territory of Hawai'i, in 1922, to charter the Kamehameha Alumni Association to unite the graduates and keep alive the best traditions and influences of Hawaiian life. Julia Desha was a generous social worker full of aloha. Kamehameha Schools is a private trust endowed by the legacy of Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, whieh operates a statewide educational system for Native Hawaiian students and serves additional students and caregivers through its outreach, community programs and Ananeial aid. For more information, visit www.ksbe.edu.