BYUH student says his near-death experience during a hike made him reconsider his purpose in life

Returned missionaries at BYU-Hawaii find it difficult to keep up with their mission language after returning from their missions but said practicing is the key to maintaining it.

Jonathan Crisanto, a freshman majoring in information technology from Batangas City in the Philippines, said he does not have any plans yet. But he said he is prioritizing getting his second part-time job for this summer break. He explained his current job at the Polynesian Cultural Center night show only provides 19 hours while he needs to work for 40 hours during the summer.” I [am] hoping to get into the IT department,” said Crisanto and shared he completed IT certificates to qualify himself for the job.

Sixty-two percent of college-aged students in a recent Instagram survey said they think of surfing as a male sport. Kinsey Hippolite, a resident of Kahuku, said the way to change this perception is for women to talk more about being surfers and support other female surfers. She said as women are proud to be surfers and bring it into the conversation, others will start to do the same, and people will begin to recognize surfing as a sport for both men and women.

In January 2022, the new Hawaii Laie Mission was created, a separation from the Hawaii Honolulu Mission. The new mission includes the Laie Hawaii Temple Visitors' Center, three young single adult stakes near BYU–Hawaii and two stakes in the Laie area. Since the creation of the mission, only sisters have been called as young full-time missionaries, with the exception of some elders who were assigned from the Honolulu Hawaii Mission to serve in Laie for nine months. The mission also includes senior missionaries serving in the area at the Polynesian Cultural Center and BYUH.

Students participated in a "serve your community" event on the last Saturday in February 2022 to finish out the Ka Pule Kokua service week. Upon arriving on that Saturday morning, students checked in with their clubs and were then divided into groups to serve at multiple locations in the Ko’olauloa community.

When she came face-to-face with a hammerhead shark while snorkeling at Kaneohe Bay in July 2021, instead of feeling fear, Amanda Penrod, a senior majoring in English from San Diego, California, said the only word that came to her mind was “brother.”

Sophie Rolie said deleting social media will help people regain their social life.

Zully Davila, a BYU–Hawaii alumna from Utah, said she started Mahalo Car Share to fill the need in the community for car rentals. Davila was saddened to hear of BYUH students who have never explored the island outside of Laie because, she explained, students can learn to appreciate the unique atmosphere Laie possesses by traveling just one hour away.