Marc Benioff

The Conversation broadcast live Friday from Hilo Medical Center, where a $50 million donation from Marc Benioff will speed up the facility's expansion. Director of Marketing, Legislative and Public Affairs Elena Cabatu shared how the gift will help improve health care for Hawaiʻi residents.

Elected officials, health experts and others celebrated the groundbreaking of construction and renaming of the Straub Benioff Medical Center, following a $100 million donation from tech billionaire and philanthropist Marc Benioff.

An NPR story by tech reporter Dara Kerr about billionaire Marc Benioff buying land in and around Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island caused a stir when it was published in February. The Conversation's Russell Subiono talked to several people who championed Benioff's philanthropy and felt the NPR piece did not tell the whole story.

An NPR story by tech reporter Dara Kerr about billionaire Marc Benioff buying land in and around Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island caused a stir when it was published in February. The Conversation's Russell Subiono spoke with Kerr about her connection to Waimea, diving into property records, interviewing Benioff one-on-one, and the community's reaction.

Marc and Lynne Benioff are donating $150 million to two Hawaiʻi hospitals to help ensure continuous health care access in the state, according to a news release Tuesday.

A mystery has been brewing in a small ranching town on Hawaii's Big Island. Word has it that Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff bought the land, stirring worries about what he plans to do with it.

The gift from Marc and Lynne Benioff includes 282 acres near Waimea given to Hawaiʻi Island Community Development Corporation solely for residential use by low and moderate-income households.