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Hailey Huhane
At the close of the October 2020 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson announced a new temple to be built in Kiribati. BYU–Hawaii students from Kiribati and those who served there described the announcement as an answer to prayers.
As a clinical counselor at Counseling and Disability Services, Elizabeth “Liz” Rago said the best part of her job is witnessing people improve and feeling better. Colleagues said they admire Rago’s work and likewise advocate students to use the resources available to improve their emotional well-being.
After years of suffering from a debilitating medical disorder that causes painful muscle spasms, Jennifer Kajiyama Tinkham said her testimony of God’s love and His divine plan helped her through the darkest moments of her life.
From the joys of growing up in the islands to attending BYU–Hawaii and working at the Polynesian Cultural Center, Jessica “Jess” Birch, a sophomore from Maui fulfilling her science credits to transfer to a nursing school, shared the ways she has found happiness throughout her life. To her friends, Birch is an example of “leaving people better than you found them,” a motto she continuously tries to live by.
As a sixth generation kumu (hula teacher), Pomai Krueger’s understanding and passion for his native Hawaiian culture he said was instilled in him at a young age. He shared he was inspired by his parents, grandparents and past hula teachers.
Josh Eui Yong Jung, an alumnus from Korea, said his experience at BYU–Hawaii was instrumental as he applied the methods he learned from TESOL to teaching his students enrolled in EIL (English International Language) courses.
Participants and judges gave thanks for the ability to hold the 2020 BYU–Hawaii Music Scholarship Competition virtually and shared their deep love in music’s power to find peace throughout troubling times.
As a young boy, Junior Ah You moved from a small village in Samoa to the town of Laie, Hawaii. His parents had sold all of their worldly possessions in order to bring their family to Hawaii to be sealed in the temple. It was his parent’s example of dedication to God, community, and family he said that led to Junior Ah You’s life of selfless service.
Known around Laie as “Aunty Kela,” Kekela Miller said she has been dancing hula since she could walk. She looked back on her time performing in the first cast at the Polynesian Cultural Center, as well as her years competing in hula competitions and starting her own hula hālau.