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Without safety and security, there cannot be peace and order in the community, shared Director of Campus Safety and Security Anthony Pickard. He explained his job is to “enforce [BYUH] policies and the honor code. If [people] are not following that, then there is no order. Chaos occurs [and] people will not feel safe and secure.”
Vinodh Chellapilli, a junior from India majoring in computer science, said his mother has been sick with multiple health issues since 2012. During 2021, he shared she was not able to pay for necessary treatments because employment in India is difficult due to her being a single mom. In addition, he said and two sisters are unable to help her.
Elder Neil L. Andersen, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, offered a dedicatory prayer for the newly built Science Building, the first three-story building on campus on Jan. 15. He said he hopes the new building can inspire people to progress forward in confidence in fulfilling President David O. McKay's vision for BYU–Hawaii.
For the first time in more than a year, 275 graduates in the graduating class of Fall 2021 received their degrees and certificates in person. Elder Carl B. Cook, a member of the presidency of the Seventy, along with BYU–Hawaii President John S. K. Kauwe and others encouraged and congratulated graduates in an in-person commencement ceremony on Dec. 10.
Creating artwork mimics God’s creative power, said Jeff Merrill, associate professor of visual arts in the Faculty of Arts & Letters.
Amy Marshall Kaonohi, the student speaker for BYU–Hawaii’s graduating Fall Class of 2021, said speaking at commencement came unexpectedly because she has never given a talk at church during her time at BYUH and does not consider herself a very sociable person.
During the Nov. 11 centennial commemoration of David O. McKay’s vision, BYU–Hawaii Academics Vice President Isaiah Walker said students and faculty must “align [themselves] to [Elder McKay’s vision] and continue to serve the amazing students of this great institution.” Using audio clips and archival images, Walker presented the history of Elder David O. McKay’s vision and how it led to the development of BYUH and the international expansion of the Church.
When plans for a project for her political science class fell through, Emarie Majors said she decided to throw a Jeopardy-style game night. She selected professors Becky Strain and Jim Tueller and her sister. Anneke Garcia, who has been on the show and won four times, to participate.
Unable to return to their home country of Tonga due to COVID-19 restrictions, Sisters Dorothy Tonga and Asena Kisepi, missionaries at the Laie Temple Visitor’s Center, have been attending BYU–Hawaii as students and full-time missionaries since Winter Semester 2021. On Oct. 8, Tonga was released from full-time service, and Kisepi was released the following Sunday.
The epitome of the Christmas season is spending time with loved ones, said Lionel Funaki, a freshman from Tonga majoring in information technology. Funaki said he could not visit his family for the holidays due to COVID-19 restrictions and closed borders.
Embracing a fictional character, often called a “comfort character,” allows people to feel at ease with themselves, explained Elias Hopkin, a senior from Ohio majoring in TESOL.
The day before Halloween, nearly 300 students, faculty and community members, wearing red, gathered together at the BYU–Hawaii Flag circle. They came to participate in the Mental Health Awareness Walk put on by the BYUH Counseling and Disability Services and Dr. Eric Orr, assistant professor Faculty of Sciences, Counseling Services.
Lights and greenery adorned the Cannon Activities Center on Nov. 12, transforming the ordinary gymnasium into a forest-like dance floor. Wearing tuxedos and formal dresses, students attended a gala dubbed “an enchanted evening,” complete with a red carpet and elaborate photo backdrops.
Alex Mortenson said one night while she and Sierra Cox were talking about homework assignments, she told Cox, “When you do lots of homework, your brain begins to leak out of your ears.” That night, Mortensen said Cox painted a portrait of a person’s brain leaking out of their ears.
A year originally devoted to studying death became a celebration of life explained Joe Plicka, assistant professor in the Faculty of Arts & Letters, at a faculty forum on Sept. 9.