Political science students and a professor shared the impact local politics can have on communities is greater than people suspect because federal programs are often run by state and local officials - so who community members elect to state office affects more than just local laws.

Filipino choreographers explain the messages of their dances

The 2015 Traveler Photo Contest for National Geographic Magazine attracted thousands of photographers to submit their best shots from the year. The winning shot, Whale Whisperers, was taken by Anuar Patjane Floriuk of Mexico.

Honored as National Coach of the Year in 1996 and 1999, retired BYU–Hawaii women’s volleyball coach, Wilfred Navalta, led the team to 10 national titles, four consecutive national championships and helped produce multiple All-American athletes. Describing his years coaching in Laie as a blessing, Navalta said he was able to share the gospel with many throughout his coaching years.

A native Hawaiian fights for his right to practice cultural rituals involving burying his child’s placenta after birth

Three African students share the different roles of music for them

Students and community workers share their experiences to preserve PCC’s lifelong culture

Junior Chenoa Francis said she felt “genuinely seen” when President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency called Black lives matter an “eternal truth” that should be universally accepted. Oaks made the statement on Oct. 27, 2020, at a devotional at BYU in Provo. The following year, in 2021, the celebration of the emancipation, or freedom, of slaves in the United States, a day known as “Juneteenth,” became a federal holiday, which Francis added also helped her to feel seen.

Acting, teaching, entertaining, modeling, coaching and being on the cover of one of Oahu’s most read weekly publications, Midweek Magazine, are regular occurrences, said BYU–Hawaii alumnus Cody Easterbrook.