After his first baby was born in December 2021, Naoshi Murata, a junior from Nara, Japan, majoring in information systems, said he was able to see how difficult it is to raise a child and felt more grateful for his parents who raised him. He said he appreciates his father who cares for him, though not always through words but by his father’s actions.

On Dec. 2, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for Bengaluru India Temple. BYU–Hawaii students from India shared their joy at President Russell M. Nelson’s announcement of the temple and discussed the blessings that will come to their land and people. They also shared the sacrifices they have made in the past to attend the temple and their plans to attend the completed Bengaluru India Temple in the near future.

The Leave Your Mark event gave people an opportunity to have their names become part of the campus infrastructure and to celebrate the progress made on the new science building, as listed on BYU–Hawaii’s University Events website. Students and staff signed a beam that was placed in the rafters of the new building, allowing students to become a permanent part of the BYUH campus.

Brittany Hennis Harper said she makes her own stories come to life by creating video games. She and her husband, Stephen Harper, are currently working on “Novaborn,” a video game she said she created based on comics Stephen Harper wrote.

Liana Au, an actress in “Once on This Island,” says she put life into her performance through diligent preparation

A BYUH senior advocates for heritage preservation in his hometown, Gumaca, Quezon, Philippines and has successfully saved one building so far

Different from other universities, BYU-Hawaii stands out from among its sister schools due to a large number of cultures the student body represents, according to the new students. The BYUH website says the university represents over 70 countries, and students shared how the beauty of the island and the spirit of the people helped them become excited about their futures here.

Finau Hafoka and his wife, Lucy Hafoka, said they are grateful for the opportunity to be on the Lord’s errand and assist his work in Papua New Guinea.

The global pandemic affected missionary work immensely, and missionaries returned home, finished their missions early or were reassigned to different missions. BYU–Hawaii students serving as missionaries during this time shared what they have learned from their disrupted missions amid a global pandemic.