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A Mexican-Guatemalan freshman from Utah said Mexicans show love to others by making and sharing food
Yahneli Garcia-Aguilar, a freshman majoring in business management, said she grew up living on and off in Mexico. Garcia-Aguilar said she loves Mexican food because they cook their food with much care and love. She added Mexican people express their love to others through food.
Thai people never use the word Bangkok, Natasha Krisanalome said. The only times she said she has used the name Bangkok have been when she was on her mission in New Zealand and as a student here at BYU–Hawaii.
J.T. Stokes, a senior from Freehold, New Jersey, majoring in general music with an emphasis in vocal performance, gave advice to people who want to sing but are not confident enough. According to Stokes, it doesn’t matter if others think a person is a bad singer. He encouraged them to let go of their fears, even though doing so “is easier said than done.”
As posted on the cnet.com website, Apple’s new iPhone 13 lineup was launched at Apple’s September 2021 event, but BYU–Hawaii students said the innovations aren’t enough for them to purchase a new phone just yet.
Elder Michael John U. Teh, born in Davao, Philippines, and a General Authority Seventy of the Church, said students must trust in the Lord, obey God’s commandments and follow the prophet to obtain God's assistance.
Jai Zhang, a junior elementary education major from Qingdao, China, said during his third transfer on his mission in Australia he received a testimony of the reality of Heavenly Father.
Manda Nielson said as a serious high school athlete, she had a goal of going to the Olympics. However, when she moved to Saudi Arabia in high school, her love for running grew unhealthy because she became so focused on winning and progressing she lost focus on the healthy part: Enjoying it.
Asked by her previous manager to paint three walls of the original BYU–Hawaii cafeteria where she used to work, Esther Mungamuri said her favorite is called “the ulu tree and the girl.” She explained the painting is one of three murals she did and features a girl picking fruits under an ulu tree and putting them in a basket on her lap and beside her are the ipu and the uli uli, two Hawaiian instruments. The painting took her about a month to complete, Mungamuri added.
“I was [Ke Alaka’i’s] biggest fan for the longest time … It would be a dream to work for Ke Alaka’i,” revealed Elle Larson, a sophomore studying business management and finance from Oregon.
Sam Mangakahia, the artist assigned to create the medallion for President John S. K. Kauwe III’s inauguration, said President Kauwe wanted him to design a medallion that incorporates meaningful symbols representing who President Kauwe is as a person and leader and the mission and culture of the University.
Terry Naauao Panee, manager of the Islands of Hawaii at the Polynesian Cultural Center, said Hawaiian culture is known for being superstitious because there are many different gods. “The Hawaiians understand that everything has a spirit,” he explained. In the gospel, all things were created spiritually first before physically, he added.
The Honolulu Tabernacle, which was dedicated in 1941, was the final tabernacle built by the Church anywhere in the world, said Brooks Haderlie, the now retired BYU–Hawaii archivist. In a 1997 archived article from thechurchnews.com called “Honolulu Tabernacle to be Renovated” by Thomas E. Daniels, it says the Honolulu Tabernacle was dedicated in August 1941, only four months before the Pearl Harbor attack of December 1941.
Martine Gylseth, a senior from Asker, Norway, majoring in cultural anthropology, said she is not bothered by being the only Norwegian student at BYU–Hawaii. Although she had originally planned to attend BYUH for a short time, she said it was the pleasant, open and fun people who made her decide to stay.
The spirits of ancient warriors previously tasked with protecting Hawaiian chiefs, known as the night marchers, can still be spotted in Laie and other places in the Hawaiian Islands, says the To-Hawaii website.
When he was 7, Realtor Paul Staples said his father left. With the breadwinner gone, he said his family was kicked out of their apartment in Los Angeles making him, his mom and brother homeless. He said there were people who took them in until they got back on their feet.