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Allie Donato, a junior from Milford, New Hampshire, majoring in instrumental performance, said the first musical instrument she learned to play was the flute at the age of 9. She can now play instruments like the piano, which she self-studied, organ, ukulele, trumpet, steel pan, toere or long drum, French horn, trumpet, mellophone and melodica. The French horn, she said, is her focus instrument while studying at BYU–Hawaii.
Emma Anderson said she has been a lifeguard since she was 15. She was on the swim team growing up, and one of her teammate’s fathers was one of the pool managers, so she said every one of her teammates got a job as a lifeguard at the pool. She is now one of only three lifeguards working at BYU–Hawaii’s pool at the time of the interview, and said her duty is to keep patrons safe in and out of the water. In fact, she said most injuries occur outside of the water.
Sister LouAnn Randall, a healthcare service missionary from Idaho who has been a nurse for 42 years, said it’s been difficult for new mothers because nobody has been allowed to have their families visit the new babies due to closed borders or travel regulations. “Nobody’s had help,” she explained.
Kai Phung, the summa cum laude Spring 2021 Graduation speaker, said something he couldn’t include in his speech is the picture that inspired it.
They met when a mutual friend picked them up to go to the beach. He was silent during the car ride. They bonded over a cookie. She made the first move.
An intercultural couple from BYU–Hawaii said they named their son “Jawaii Shen Lopis” so he would remember he was born in Hawaii with Indonesian and Taiwanese roots.
Worried about where he would work after graduating in June from BYU–Hawaii, Jango Bazar said he dedicated many nights and one whole week of long hours searching online for job opportunities. He found a job he wanted to apply for at Amazon, even though he said he thought it was too high of a position for a recent college graduate.
Ariel Velasco Tatuil said his father, a BYU–Hawaii alumnus, set an example for him of returning home after graduation to serve the Indonesian people. Although his father had an opportunity to work in the United States, he said he decided to return to his homeland to serve his family and the Church.
Most Micronesians in Pohnpei make a unique snack by mixing Kool-Aid powder with Ramen noodles or fruits, like unripe papayas and takuan, a picked radish comparable to kimchi, explained Ellisa Hadley Edeyaoch, a student from Palikir, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. “It’s so unhealthy, but it’s so good.”