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Abbie Putnam
BYUH student said with the proper mindset, anyone can learn how to play any instrument
Ann Springer of the Faculty of Business & Government said she worked for several years to bring a marketing agency class to BYU–Hawaii where students gain real world experience, and she is thrilled to see it start.
Sister Julie Kimble, a Church missionary and an instructor in the Faculty of Business & Government, said she encouraged students in her media writing class, who represent 11 different countries, to make videos to honor women in their life for Women's History Month.
Telling stories and missionary experiences from the life of Sela Feinga and her family through the play “Follow the Light,” performed on campus with an all-Tongan cast, said her daughter, Carol Feinga, brought their family closer together as well as BYU–Hawaii’s Tongan students and the local community.
It has been a long year and a half enduring the pandemic. From remote school and closed country borders to battling a new disease, quarantining and getting a recently developed vaccine, it has not been easy. We wanted this issue to acknowledge the adversity and confusion the BYU–Hawaii ohana has bravely endured.
Iese Wilson said although he does not know what the future holds for him as a gay member of the Church, he is committed to trusting in the Lord. In the meantime, he said he is advocating for open dialogue about the LGBTQIA+ experience to change culture to be more understanding.
When Jean Okimoto first stepped foot on the BYU–Hawaii campus, she described the close-knit community as a few small portables for gatherings and learning, full of lively weekend activities. In the Lanihuli House where she lived, Okimoto taught her roommates how to make sushi she had previously learned to make from her mother’s restaurant in Kauai.
Indra Lokatama, a senior from Indonesia majoring in psychology, said he is the only certified hapkido instructor on the entire island of Oahu. In addition, the BYU–Hawaii Hapkido Club, which he coaches, is the first and only Hapkido Club on the island.
Noah England attended a service project on the temple grounds on May 15, 2021. He said his favorite part of the project was meeting new people from backgrounds different than his own. He said he has seen the friends he made around campus since the project and is grateful because, as a new student, he said he no longer feels like a stranger on campus.