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E ola olelo Hawaii

The Hawaiian language continues to be revitalized through state initiatives and within BYUH
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My first camera

After getting her first camera, a BYUH student turns a long-time admiration for photography into a passion for storytelling and cultural preservation of her Samoan heritage
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The healing lens

Three BYUH students share photography serves as a therapeutic outlet for self-expression, emotional processing and personal growth
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When words fail and pictures fade

BYUH student writers and photographers ponder the limitations of literature and photography saying by combining them, they can tell compelling stories
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An authentic experience with film photography

Perfect imperfection, unique lighting and the suspense of waiting to see what gets developed, are why photographers say they use film
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Putting things into perspective

Framing an image and a narrative calls for a specific choice of perspective, say student photographers and writer
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The art of finding balance

Graduation speaker, Rosalind Pedron says her success is rooted in the balance she found between academics, faith, family, community and motherhood

How to show love for others

BYUH students shared different ways to show love to other people like writing a letter, cooking something or through a video call.

New roommates reflect on how quarantine helped them become friends and remain close afterward

Watching the desert sands become blue waves beneath her, freshman Gabrielle Pritt said she stared out her airplane window, doubting her childhood dream to come to BYU–Hawaii. Her only connection to her friends and family was her dad who sat next to her on her flight to the islands but would be flying home after getting her settled. In an apartment in Laie with strangers and a two-week quarantine ahead of her, she said the future was not looking bright. However, Pritt said the two weeks opened the door to an unlikely friendship with five strangers as roommates.

Culture Night 2023: Spreading the joy

One important part of Korean culture is to share the excitement for dance and music with friends, says club president

Landscapes and literature

Literature serves as a connection between nature and the human experience, say BYUH students and a professor, broadening perspectives

New ice cream stand at PCC brings New Zealand flavor to Laie

Opened this summer, the Sweet as Real Fruit Ice Cream shop is in the Hukilau Marketplace and brings beloved flavors and styles all the way from New Zealand to the North Shore. A Sweet as Ice Cream employee said watching the ice cream be blended on the spot is a much-needed experience, and those who taste the New Zealand-style ice cream are in for a delicious treat.

Appointment of new Mongolian business professor renews hope for Mongolian students to follow their dreams and fulfill prophecy

Tsetsgee Enkhbold, a senior from Mongolia majoring in business management and president of the Amiable Mongolian Club, said the Mongolian students are overjoyed to welcome a new professor from home. Tserennyam Sukhbaatar filled a new position in the Faculty of Business & Government as the first BYU–Hawaii faculty member from Mongolia.

The mission of mental health

BYUH student shares her journey of finding peace while navigating the complexities of returning home from a mission early

BYUH recognizes Dr. Ka'ili's scholarship

Anthropology professor receives 2023 faculty award for his work on time and space relationships in Oceania

Marshall Islands ambassador reminds students they are important to the people in the homelands during trip to the U.N.

Chaille Faye Kioa, BYU–Hawaii alumna from Tonga who majored in political science, was one of nine students selected to attend the field study at the United Nations Headquarters in the first week of Spring Semester.