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Performers from various cultures share how Fiji Club welcomed them like family
Students share the culture woven in and through Samoan and Tongan funerals
Rebekah Strain created a new religion course to teach about women’s contributions to the restoration and help them find their eternal potential.
Foodland customers that re-enroll or enroll for the first time in the new Maika’i Foodland membership will receive a $5 thank you gift card to Foodland and save money on over 1,000 items at Foodland by being a member.
A BYUH student looks forward to becoming a pilot as he perseveres through the challenge of living with a learning disability
People of all ages, from children to longtime local kupuna, lined the shore of Hukilau Beach in Laie on Saturday morning Aug. 20 when a traditional grand hukilau was filmed for a documentary on the origin of the shaka sign.
When his eyes are closed, Ryan Ching said he can see a crystal-clear image of his grandfather: Ching is 5 years old, the baseball game is on and he is sitting on his grandpa’s lap playing with his chest hair and slapping his belly. Ching said he recalls pu pu platters, or trays of appetizers, on the table before them, which consist of pistachio nuts, boiled peanuts and the most important ingredient always present in his grandpa’s pu pu platter: poke.
Sixty-two percent of college-aged students in a recent Instagram survey said they think of surfing as a male sport. Kinsey Hippolite, a resident of Kahuku, said the way to change this perception is for women to talk more about being surfers and support other female surfers. She said as women are proud to be surfers and bring it into the conversation, others will start to do the same, and people will begin to recognize surfing as a sport for both men and women.
An aunt. A teacher. A grandma. A church leader. A friend. Mother's Day is for them all, said three local people.
With only sugar cane fields as a canvas, labor missionaries turned BYU–Hawaii into the thriving ecosystem that it is today. Labor missionaries needed to plant more than 27,000 plants, according to the first labor missionary yearbook published in 1958, which included importing plant species that were not available in Hawaii.
Culture Night showcases the hard work clubs have put into their performances, and the entire production would not be possible without all the students working behind the scenes, said Savaira Veikoso, a senior from Fiji majoring in business management, who is the student manager of Clubs in the Student Leadership and Service Department.
Early in the morning, before anyone else in the house was awake, Elder Roger McCarty said his mind was flooded with ideas, flow charts and inspiration from the Lord. He started drawing pictures and explanations of the ideas in his brain, marking the moment the On Campus Internships program (OCI) was born, created to foster success for students, he explained.
According to BYU–Hawaii President John S.K. Kauwe, the recent scholarship changes have already had a positive impact by increasing the number of work-study opportunities. Students seeking financial assistance can look forward to the Dean’s List scholarship, apply to other existing scholarships and programs or speak to Dean of Students James Faustino for further help.
The sound of mats being rolled out, the chatter of students and background music all mingled together as the soft glow of the setting sun queued the start of the BYU–Hawaii yoga class.
Across the United States, on March 16, children may create their traps in preparation for St. Patrick’s Day and go to sleep anxiously awaiting their chance to catch a leprechaun.