President Barack Obama gave a speech to the United Nations on Sept. 28 discussing plans to take on the issues of poverty and sexism.

Dr. David Porter is the program lead for Exercise and Sport Science at BYU-Hawaii. His parents are originally from Provo, Utah, but he calls Laie home since he has lived here for 38 years. He has worked at BYUH since 1982 and has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in physical education from BYU in Provo, as well as a doctorate from the University of Hawaii.

BYU-Hawaii students and staff welcome and embrace the upcoming faces on America’s money. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced on April 20 that a portrait of Harriet Tubman, an African American former slave and abolitionist, would be replacing President Andrew Jackson’s on the $20 bill. Lew announced there will also be revisions to the $5 and $10 bills, which will feature famous women’s rights leaders and civil rights activists after the year 2020.

BYU–Hawaii political science students listened closely to Internship Coordinator Christina Akanoa, an associate political science professor, on Jan. 31 in the Heber J. Grant building as she discussed how students could achieve their desires through an internship if they are willing to work.

Yahneli Garcia-Aguilar, a freshman majoring in business management, said she grew up living on and off in Mexico. Garcia-Aguilar said she loves Mexican food because they cook their food with much care and love. She added Mexican people express their love to others through food.

The United States Congress ratified the Jones Act in 1920 in order to protect American ship builders and American maritime industry, according to Economics Lecturer Dr. Gale Pooley at BYU–Hawaii. The 99-year-old maritime law has affected the State of Hawaii on the price of goods and students' affordability.

With a voice loud enough to fill an entire Heber J. Grant Building chapel without a microphone, Dr. Kiana Frank, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, told BYU–Hawaii students about how she ate mud as a child.

In the United States, the Fall season is commonly associated with Thanksgiving. However, countries all around the world also have holidays dedicated to giving thanks and appreciating what you have. Whether it is China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, Japan’s Labor Thanksgiving Day, or Canadian Thanksgiving, people interviewed said each country celebrated their gratefulness with loved ones and delicious food.

Focused on international students returning to their home, Efosa Ojomo, author of the book, “The Prosperity Paradox: How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty,” observed, “We teach them how to swim and then we send them back to a place where there is no water.”