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Akane Sasaki, a junior from Japan majoring in elementary education and a leader of the Garden Team at the Sustainability Center, said gardening has strengthened her love and appreciation for nature and for Heavenly Father. Her coworkers praised her passion for gardening and diligence.
The Laie community loves Chinese Tea Cookies, called Pake Cake, explained Nina S. Jones, food editor of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s monthly food blog. “Pake” is the Hawaiian translation of “Chinese” or “China.” Pake Cake is available at Laie’s local Sam’s Store. Local families take Pake Cake to beaches, football games and trips to the mainland for family visits, said Jones.
At the age of 84, Barbara Elkington, a retired BYU–Hawaii English professor, passed away in her home surrounded by her family. Her children said they have no doubt about the way their mother felt about each of them as she would tell them daily how much she loved them and how proud she was of them.
BYU–Hawaii alumnus and the Mongolia Ulaanbaatar West Stake President Tserennyam Sukhbaatar advised students to find mentors and learn from them. He said he wants to “help others to raise their bars and change the world to be a better place.”
The creation of BYU–Hawaii was envisioned by President David O. McKay 100 years ago on Feb. 7, 1921 at a flag raising ceremony at the Laie Elementary School. At the groundbreaking and dedication of the Church College of Hawaii, later BYUH, President McKay said, “This is the beginning of the realization of a vision I saw 34 years ago when one morning ... I witnessed a flag raising ceremony by students of the Church school … in Laie,” according to the foundational speech on BYUH’s website.
BYU–Hawaii professors, Rebekah Strain and Ann Springer, say nature provides for them a much-needed escape from life’s distractions. Reconnecting with nature and viewing the world from the top of a mountain, Strain said, helps her to see problems from a new perspective and has given her peace, solace and healing.
Kiaran Loefke, a fall 2020 BYU–Hawaii alumna and former Give & Take employee, said she has a passion for organizing things. Her coworkers shared how her efforts to organize and elevate the Give & Take has blessed the school and community members.
Leslie Harper, manager of the BYU–Hawaii Sustainability Center, said the extra work force he received because of the COVID-19 pandemic helped the center expand. According to Harper, they have harvested more than 2,000 pounds of vegetables every month and have over 200 chickens.
Bayarsaikhan Amarjargal, former Seasider volleyball player and BYU–Hawaii alumna from Mongolia, said her years at BYUH taught her the value of time, hard work and service. She advised current students to “keep improving yourself and never stop learning because when we are satisfied with our current success, we stop growing.”
Cody Baldwin, an assistant professor in the Faculty of Business & Government, is leaving after working five years at BYU–Hawaii to be the director for the master’s in business analytics program at the University of Wisconsin. His students shared how wonderful of a professor he was and what they have learned from him.
Wendy Lau, an alumna and the BYU–Hawaii Food Services supervisor, said she strives to deliver quality food and service to the BYUH ohana and shared her 39-year journey towards her bachelor’s degree. Her coworkers describe her as a positive, polite and understanding person.
Shijir “PJ” Purevdorj and Suvd-Erdene “Pearl” Boldbaatar shared they developed a new mindset towards their academics at BYU–Hawaii and prepared themselves to be genuine gold in the future through their majors, minors and spiritual growth.
Nomungerel Enkhtuvshin said her pioneer parents’ legacy helped her stay on the right path and successfully finish her academics. Through her studies, she said she learned to understand and accept others and herself better, develop strong rational thinking skills and better understand other cultures.
In a statement released on Dec. 15, BYU–Hawaii announced BYUH faculty, staff, and students who are on campus are required to take a saliva-based COVID-19 test starting on Dec.17, 2020.
After struggling financially through his time at BYU–Hawaii, Terry Tung, a Winter 2020 social work alumnus from Hong Kong, got his first job, but he was laid off soon after because of COVID-19. Despite struggling to find a job in his career field, instead becoming an English teacher, Tung shared those struggles helped him to build a strong testimony of paying tithing.