Servco Pacific celebrated its 100-year anniversary with a $500K donation to 55 public schools and 8,500 students across Hawai‘i. Facilitated through Fender Play Foundation, students received instruments and subscriptions to music learning app, Fender Play.

Fender and the Los Angeles Unified School District partnered to build music programs, reaching 17,000+ students. (KTLA) Fender supported Prop. 28, which passed and created the largest investment in arts education in U.S. history. (Variety) 

In 2022, PUEO was the first Hawai`i school program to pilot an interdisciplinary ukulele and creative writing course focused on “I ku wa,” using Fender Play and Fender ukuleles. That October, the first professional learning session was hosted for Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) educators.

Lōkahi: The Ukulele Collective, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit, was started to bring music education to schools across Hawai‘i. The Hawai‘i Department of Education sponsored the first teacher-focused interdisciplinary ukulele and writing course designed to seed new music programs in schools. Backed by the celebrated local music artist Paula Fuga with support from other local artists, like Grammy-winner Jack Johnson, the first Ho‘olōkahi Lyrics Writing Challenge kicked off with over 800 students participating from 33 schools across 4 islands.