HONOLULU – James Bolte, who was a prominent insurance man in Hawai'i for many years, has announced a gift of $2.195 million to the University of Hawai'i Foundation for the Football program at University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
“I have been a life-long fan of the Rainbow/Warrior football team. The Good Lord has been kind to me and I wanted to thank Him and the people of Hawai'i for their goodness. I hope to return to Hawai'i soon and cheer on our Warriors in person. My thanks to my attorney Thomas Mui for his assistance,” said James Bolte.
The gift, which was presented at halftime to the Na Koa Football Club during the UH Homecoming football game against Louisiana Tech on October 11, will be utilized for football facility renovations or to build a new football facility. The Charitable Remainder Trust donation will also be used to provide student scholarships for members of the football team at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. Charitable Remainder Trusts are irrevocable gifts established for charitable purposes where the donor receives an income stream for life, and the charity receives the remainder value when the trust ends.
Bolte was born in California in 1927 to parents who were Kama'ainas. His grandfather came to Hawai'i in the late 1890's or early 1900's. James Bolte received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of California Berkeley in Business Administration (Industrial Relations) and a Chartered Life Underwriter designation from the American College of Life Insurance Underwriters.
He was in business for 28 years and spent many of those years as an insurance man in Hawai'i. Bolte was a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, the premier association of financial professionals. Today, he is retired and living in Nevada.
"The University of Hawai'i played its first football game one hundred years ago in 1909. As we celebrate a hundred years of football next year, this type of gift and other planned gifts, truly secures the future for Warrior football." Jim Donovan, Director, UH Manoa Athletics.
The University of Hawai'i Foundation is an independent, university-related, nonprofit organization whose purpose is to raise private funds according to priorities determined by the academic leadership of the University of Hawai'i and approved by the Board of Regents. Founded in 1955, the Foundation provides a full range of fund raising and alumni relations services for all ten UH campuses. Please visit
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Na Koa (the Warrior) Football Club is the UH Manoa football booster club. It provides support for players and coaches by providing equipment, dietary assistance and funds for scholarships, academic support and tutoring. Na Noa is a leading booster club of all UH Manoa sports programs coordinated through 'Ahahui Koa Anuenue, non-profit affiliate to the UH Foundation for UH Manoa athletics.
'Ahahui Koa Anuenue is the University of Hawai'i Athletics Department's primary fundraising organization. Established in 1967, AKA manages the preferred seating program and athletic booster club programs for Manoa Athletics, and works in partnership with the UH Foundation for major and planned giving opportunities which benefit all athletic programs at UH Manoa. For more information on the preferred seating program or to learn more about AKA's other programs, please visit our website at
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