The Polynesian Cultural Center’s Ukulele Experience had its grand opening today, April 29, attended by veteran ukulele builders Fred and Sam Jr. Kamaka, Joe Souza of Kanile’a ‘Ukulele, and others who share a passion for the Hawaiian instrument.“

Information stored on a flash drive from a senior ISIS commander shows that the jihadists in the terror group were largely uninterested in suicide missions, better educated than expected and, to the alarm of those trying to stop the export of terror, very well-traveled, according to NBC news.

BYU-Hawaii students and staff joined hundreds of Thai natives in Honolulu to celebrate Songkran, a festival of food, water, and music to commemorate the Thai New Year on April 9.The gathering was held at Kapiolani Regional Park.

A film adaptation of the 1970s musical play “Saturday’s Warrior” is coming to Laie Palms Cinemas this Friday, May 6. The movie will resonate with the Latter-day Saint community just as the stage production did over 40 years ago.Set in the 1970s, “Saturday’s Warrior” is the story of a Mormon family whose members struggle with trials and questions of faith as they navigate the challenges of the time.

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.

Longtime assistant Gabriel Roberts was named BYU–Hawaii men's basketball head coach May 3 becoming the fifth coach in the Seasiders' 38-year history, and that same day Brad Jones was announced as BYUH’s seventh athletic director, says BYUH Sport Information. Roberts and Jones both succeed legendary Seasider Coach and Athletics Director Ken Wagner.

Brent Grant received the Golfer of the Year award and Coach Bob Owan was awarded Coach of the Year as announced May 3 by the Pacific West Conference, says BYUH Sports Information.

Up to 500 refugees drowned when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea on April 18, survivors told BBC. Official confirmations are pending.

With four major earthquakes in the space of one weekend on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the region has been unsettled, report CNN and BBC.