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.”

Remembering BYUH student Connie Craig

Attending Snow College together, serving in the same mission, and now sharing a fourth place victory as teammates in the National Capsim Challenge, BYUH freshmen David Wu and Taylor Lam said when it came to choosing a partner for the competition, the decision was easy.

After 24 years of active duty service in the United States Air Force, BYU–Hawaii Associate Professor Stuart Wolthuis has acquired an inspiring list of accolades, which includes more than two dozen honors and medals, a bachelor’s of science degree and a master’s of engineering degree in industrial and systems engineering.

The Aloha Center Ballroom exploded into a scene of people jumping and whooping as the Tonga National Rugby League Team scored their first goal. Fans and supporters gathered together and watched the Rugby League match between Mate Ma’a Tonga and the Australian Kangaroos on Oct. 19. Later a lone fan of the Australian team shouted for joy and waved the country’s flag as the Kangaroos made a goal against Mate Ma’a.

Odgerel Ganbaatar said he found his passion for fire knife dancing while studying at BYU– Hawaii. He shared how he worked hard to become a fire knife dancer at the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC). After his graduation, he returned home and later created his own crew that has performed in different events, including the Mongolian National Holiday Parade.

A missionary couple serving in Kiribati, along with 300 missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints flew home on April 4 from the South Pacific island. They knew they needed to go home even though they didn’t want to, explained the couple.

By Geena DeMaio

To help the United Nations with their poverty, climate change, women’s rights and children’s education efforts, the BYU-Hawaii Maka’ala Human Rights Organization set up a booth outside the Aloha Center on Tuesday, Oct. 24 to collect goods and donations. Accepted donations included clothing, water bottles, non-perishable goods and toiletries.