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From record players to iPods, students and a professor reminisced on how the evolution of music in their own lives have made them feel more grounded, and at the same time, set them free.
Zully Davila, a BYU–Hawaii alumna from Utah, said she started Mahalo Car Share to fill the need in the community for car rentals. Davila was saddened to hear of BYUH students who have never explored the island outside of Laie because, she explained, students can learn to appreciate the unique atmosphere Laie possesses by traveling just one hour away.
Sierra Allred, a junior from Oregon majoring in peacebuilding, said she was going through a difficult period in her mental health in September of 2021, and she felt the need to turn to BYU–Hawaii’s Counseling Services for help.
Emmy nominated journalist Tannya Joaquin encourages students to take risks and believe in themselves
Students crowded into a room in the Heber J. Grant Building to hear television journalist Tannya Joaquin speak as part of a weekly lecture series. When she walked in, Joaquin said, the students gave her hope. “I see in you the hope, and I see where I was 30 years ago.”
His dream job was given to him and then ripped from his grasp all within a year, said Brandon Galli, a junior from Utah majoring in elementary education. He said he was left questioning why it was happening. During this time of confusion, he said one thought stayed with him, “God has always been the one who has been there for me, he has never failed me, so why would he fail me now?”
When Tiera Kammerman volunteered at Laie Elementary School as a crossing guard for one of her peacebuilding classes, she said at first, the children were hesitant about her being there. However, as she tried to connect with them in simple ways like greeting them individually, she said they opened up with gratitude, smiles and acceptance.
When Madison Richter, a junior from Ohio majoring in peacebuilding, took a three-month break from social media, she said it gave her the chance to take up film photography with a film camera her grandpa gave her. She said this helped her realize social media creates distance between the real world and what social media captures and displays for everyone to see.
Even through financial setbacks, rejection letters from universities and three-hour bus rides every week to take lessons, pianist Cat Ruangthap said her parents’ selfless sacrifice fueled her passion for music. A senior from Thailand majoring in piano performance, Ruangthap is one of the musicians featured on @Laie_music, an Instagram account created to showcase local musicians. She said she found her love for piano since her church choir did not have a pianist, and her parents sacrificed everything to pay for her piano lessons so she could serve in the choir.
Guest speaker Emily Bradshaw, an adjunct instructor of the Faculty of Arts & Letters, lead a discussion with audience members at the monthly BYUH Women's Organization luncheon on Nov. 18, to discover actions they could take to decrease discrimination, fight for human rights and learn to see the humanity in everyone.
Dr. Erica Glenn said she composed an original song called “From This Place,” that the BYU–Hawaii Ho'olōkahi Choir performed during President John S. K. Kauwe III's inauguration on Oct. 19. She said she began composing the song when the choir was invited to sing for the inauguration because the pieces the choir had prepared for other occasions were not right for the event.
Randi Bingham, a freshman from Arizona majoring in exercise and sports science, said she has felt the most connected to Hawaiian culture at the Polynesian Cultural Center. “There is more than culture there. It’s a place where you can get the full experience behind every little thing about every single culture and nation that exists here. Not just at BYU-Hawaii, but on the island itself. It’s breathtaking.”