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Inspired by business majors to start her own company, Martha Christensen, a previous academic advisor for the Faculty of Business & Government, began her journey towards creating her company J-Slips. Presently, J-slips offers students business internships as the company continues to spread across Polynesia. She said these student interns have brought great ideas and connections to the J-Slips family.
In preparing for Culture Night, members of the student club leadership shared the behind-the-scenes of Culture Night and how their role as a leadership team was to work with clubs and individuals to help them feel more comfortable and get the most out of Culture Night, despite its cancellation this year.
For BYU–Hawaii students who are not members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a welcoming campus and student body have made them feel accepted through religious differences. While they seldom felt excluded, nonmembers said campus elements like the Honor Code and constant church invitations were an adjustment.
After being challenged by a married couple to have a date without distractions, Jason and Lindsey Bliss started their journey of encouraging others to remove cellphones from their human interactions and connect with their loved ones. Since they began challenging others years ago, they estimate hundreds of people have participated.
A passion for marine biology is why Kendra Nelson and Grace Tuthill decided to start a business selling homemade pasta in Laie. The two BYUH students began selling pasta as a way to fund an internship and trips to observe and research marine life.
Dating apps can lead to relationships and even marriages, but users should still take precautions, according to people at the Title IX office at BYU–Hawaii. Students said although they have made friends and had successful relationships, dating apps can also have their downsides such as impressions based on looks and the dangers of not knowing someone’s intentions.
For more than 50 years, BYU–Hawaii students have produced and organized a literary magazine called the Kula Manu, according to Associate Professor Joseph Plicka. This semester, the Kula Manu editorial team said they decided to add a foreign language category to showcase the linguistic diversity at BYUH.
Striving to understand what you do not believe, embracing what you do know, and realizing God’s love are ways to help a struggling testimony, according to BYU–Hawaii faculty and sister missionaries. Those interviewed also said having patience and avoiding judgments are ways to help those who have questions.
Filled with a desire to help those in need throughout the world, Chloe and Lydia Wilson and Jeteijie Curtis said they started selling treats and their toys on a street corner in Laie to raise money for the Philippines and Australia. After Mark Camiso shared a photo of the girls on Facebook, the picture went viral and received more than 58,000 likes and 46,000 shares.
Following the eruption of the Taal Volcano on Jan. 12, students from the Philippines expressed their concern and hope as well as gratitude for the support The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has given.
Beyond standard Thanksgiving foods like turkey and mashed potatoes, students from different regions of the United States said some foods, like poke and sweet potato pie, make it to their Thanksgiving tables. Students also shared some of their Thanksgiving memories involving football games and managing the aftermath of hurricanes.
Photographs of women in the community were displayed on Nov. 15 in the McKay Foyer for a Women of Laie presentation. Alexandra Athans, the organizer for the event, highlighted stories of women from distinct backgrounds, ethnicities and experiences.
According to a press release from Church Newsroom, President Russell M. Nelson announced any baptized member can act as a witness for a living baptism, and any member with a limited use temple recommend can witness for a proxy baptism. Any endowed member with a current temple recommend can witness for sealing ordinances, both living and proxy.