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A multi-instrumental musical life

By Xyron Levi Corpuz
December 01, 2022
BYUH student said with the proper mindset, anyone can learn how to play any instrument
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A new marketing agency class, b digital, allows students to gain real-world experience by working for real companies

By Abbie Putnam
April 09, 2022
Ann Springer of the Faculty of Business & Government said she worked for several years to bring a marketing agency class to BYU–Hawaii where students gain real world experience, and she is thrilled to see it start.
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BYUH students created videos to honor women who made a personal impact in their lives for Women's History Month

By Abbie Putnam
March 31, 2022
Sister Julie Kimble, a Church missionary and an instructor in the Faculty of Business & Government, said she encouraged students in her media writing class, who represent 11 different countries, to make videos to honor women in their life for Women's History Month.
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'Follow the Light' by Kristl Densley adapted from the play 'Into the Light' by Jennifer Youngblood tells a story of a local Tongan family, blesses their lives and students on campus

By Alexandra Clendenning
February 24, 2022
Telling stories and missionary experiences from the life of Sela Feinga and her family through the play “Follow the Light,” performed on campus with an all-Tongan cast, said her daughter, Carol Feinga, brought their family closer together as well as BYU–Hawaii’s Tongan students and the local community.
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Editor-in-chief Abbie Putnam introduces the Ke Alaka'i September 2021 issue

By Abbie Putnam
September 22, 2021
It has been a long year and a half enduring the pandemic. From remote school and closed country borders to battling a new disease, quarantining and getting a recently developed vaccine, it has not been easy. We wanted this issue to acknowledge the adversity and confusion the BYU–Hawaii ohana has bravely endured.
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Openly gay BYUH student says it is sacred work to love like the Savior in loving LGBTQIA+ Church members

By Abbie Putnam
September 22, 2021
Iese Wilson said although he does not know what the future holds for him as a gay member of the Church, he is committed to trusting in the Lord. In the meantime, he said he is advocating for open dialogue about the LGBTQIA+ experience to change culture to be more understanding.
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Living in the shadows of the temple: Alumnae Jean Okimoto shares what life was like when BYUH first started

By Abbie Putnam
July 07, 2021
When Jean Okimoto first stepped foot on the BYU–Hawaii campus, she described the close-knit community as a few small portables for gatherings and learning, full of lively weekend activities. In the Lanihuli House where she lived, Okimoto taught her roommates how to make sushi she had previously learned to make from her mother’s restaurant in Kauai.
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Indonesian student Indra Lokatama says he is the only certified hapkido instructor on Oahu, and he teaches local children it for free

By Abbie Putnam
July 06, 2021
Indra Lokatama, a senior from Indonesia majoring in psychology, said he is the only certified hapkido instructor on the entire island of Oahu. In addition, the BYU–Hawaii Hapkido Club, which he coaches, is the first and only Hapkido Club on the island.
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Campus & Community

Student Leadership & Service coordinator says students participating in campus service projects can come and find belonging

By Abbie Putnam
May 27, 2021
Noah England attended a service project on the temple grounds on May 15, 2021. He said his favorite part of the project was meeting new people from backgrounds different than his own. He said he has seen the friends he made around campus since the project and is grateful because, as a new student, he said he no longer feels like a stranger on campus.
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