“If you ever come to England, give us a call,” said Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and his wife, Kate, jokingly to Easter Niko, a senior accounting major from Tuvalu, when he met them during their royal visit to his home country three years ago.

Ryan Sandberg, a sophomore from Utah majoring in business management

After a 38-year career at BYU-Hawaii, David Porter has been named the director of tennis and men’s head tennis coach at BYU in Provo. He has contributed to the sports and academic departments at BYUH inspiring students to take their health and exercise seriously.

Every February, citizens of the United States observe Presidents’ Day. Despite it being a federal holiday, two BYU–Hawaii students said they do not know enough about it and see the day as just another day off.

Alumna Lynne Hardy strives to create works of art that represent and celebrate her culture through her Navajo-inspired business, Ajoobaa’sani

Two men who have been accused in planning to derail a passenger train have been arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, authorities said on April 24. Canadian police have confirmed the plot has been linked to Al Qaeda. Nelson Mishler, a freshman majoring in biology from California, said, “It’s a good thing they stopped the attack for obvious reasons. The only good that could possibly come from their failure to stop said attack would be an awakened awareness and serious attitude toward the threat of terrorism. The same result could have come from merely exposing the plan.” The Associated Press reported, “The investigation surrounding the planned attack was part of a cross-border operation involving Canadian law enforcement agencies, the FBI and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Canadian police said the men never got close to carrying out the attack.”Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested and charged with “receiving support from al Qaeda elements in Iran” to carry out an attack and conspiring to murder people on a VIA railway train in the greater Toronto area, said Assistant Police Commissioner James Malizia, to CNN. Malizia said despite the allegation to ties with Al Qaeda, there was no evidence to suggest the attacks were state-sponsored. Iran released a statement to the United Nations saying, “Al Qaeda has no possibility to do any activity inside Iran or conduct any operation abroad from Iran's territory, and we reject strongly and categorically any connection to this story.” The Iranian U.N. mission denied the notion Al Qaeda operated in their borders and added that their position “against this group is very clear and well known.”The New York Times reported, “Police declined to identify what train or train line the men had planned to target or to describe how the derailment was to have occurred.” The suspected plotters were not Canadian citizens and authorities declined to identify their nationality.“The arrests were made shortly before Canada’s House of Commons began a debate on legislation that would expand the powers of police and intelligence agencies in suspected terrorism cases,” stated The New York Times.

After four years, Penisimani “Tuti” Taumoepeau says he considers dancing at the Polynesian Cultural Center’s “Hā: Breath of Life” show more than just a job. “It is a part of my culture. It teaches me who I am, what I can become, and what I can give to others.”

Jimmer Fredette has signed a two-year contract with the Phoenix Suns as a point guard/shooting guard, with the second year being a team option. Fredette, who became a national household name in 2011 as a BYU college basketball player, spent a few years in the National Basketball Association [NBA] before playing overseas in China.

The United States is at a crossroads when it comes to gun control, and BYU-Hawaii students shared their insights about the recurrent episodes of gun violence plaguing the nation. The frequency of attacks have been termed “the gun epidemic” by mainstream media.