BYU–Hawaii News

An ad hoc committee is developing the conceptual framework and a new set of standards for student employees that will ensure all work experience on the BYU-Hawaii campus and at the Polynesian Cultural Center will contribute significantly to their overall education and career preparation. Read Full Story

LeeAnn Lambert, advisor to BYU-Hawaii’s student newspaper, Ke Alaka’i, admits she was amazed when the publication won a 2007 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award during the organization’s recent national conference in Washington D.C. Read Full Story

The second annual International Business Conference, held in Laie from November 6-10, presented participants with a compelling mixture of professional advice, spiritual instruction and stimulating activities. Read Full Story

Seashell trumpets sounded as CES Commissioner W. Rolfe Kerr, over a dozen BYU-Hawaii and Polynesian Cultural Center leaders, community kupuna [elders] and residents, contractors, carvers, and others used traditional Hawaiian o'o or digging sticks on November 6 to ceremonially break ground in the PCC's Hawaiian village where a halau waa or learning compound will be constructed to permanently house the university's 57-foot twin-hulled sailing canoe, Iosepa. Read Full Story

Stace Hall | University Advancement | 08 November 2007


At a media question-and-answer session following inauguration, President Steven C. Wheelwright was all smiles. "I feel terrific," the newly installed leader said. "It's so great to have President Eyring here, to have my wife and family here, and to have the entire BYU 'ohana family… it's great. I love it!"

That BYU-Hawaii 'ohana included thousands on campus who arrived to show their support for the ninth president of the university. Some of the highest praise came from President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


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Michael D. Kipp, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of a technology research company in Provo, Utah, who will participate in the second annual International Business Conference on campus from Nov. 6-10, spoke to School of Computing students in their Nov. 2 InForm session about the astounding progress of technology over the past 60 years. Read Full Story

There's a reason why the slogan of American Money Group Asia Pacific Basketball Classic reads: "A tournament like no other." Competition of the event certainly proved the validity of that statement as teams from mainland China, Fiji, American Samoa, and Hawaii faced off on the campus of BYU-Hawaii. However, as part of its exclusive feel, this year's classic offered some valuable insights. Read Full Story

International scholars of French music will convene on the BYU-Hawaii campus, 15 to 21 November, to participate in a series of presentations, lecture/recitals and performances. Read Full Story

In his October 29 question-and-answer meeting, BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright fielded queries that centered around themes of distance-learning initiatives, organizational streamlining, moving toward a trimester system and enrollment trends. Read Full Story

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 29 October 2007



Rising country music star Cindy Standage will take the stage Saturday, 10 November at 9:15 p.m. in the BYU-Hawaii McKay Auditorium. Several BYU-Hawaii vocalists have been invited to join Standage in performing her rendition of “Did You Think to Pray?”  They include: Janette Manzano, Joseph Moore, Matthew Brox, Esther Langi, Janelle Cramer and Denzil Kumar.
Although the Atlanta, Georgia, native has been performing as a vocalist and guitarist since she was 14, she only recently released her first album, “Same Red Hair.”


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