BYU–Hawaii News

Sheri L. Dew, President and CEO of Deseret Book and beloved inspirational speaker, addressed the student body with words of hope and encouragement in her devotional speech titled "You Are a Pivotal Generation"; she began with her expression of great love for the young adults of the Church and of the spirit the youth carried: "I'll tell you though, as I have been thinking this morning, and trying to be very prayerful and careful in my preparations, I have found myself wondering if you are not the most unique group of young adults anywhere in the church. I have seen young adults in probably 60 or 65 countries and I can't think of another gathering like you." Read Full Story

St. George, UT--The third-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii men’s basketball team clinched the Pacific West Conference championship Friday night with a 92-77 victory over Dixie State College on the road. The Seasiders never trailed against the Red Storm in improving to 20-1 for the season and 10-0 in the PacWest while running their school-record winning streak to 17 games. Read Full Story

Brigham Young University Hawaii's Salsa Orchestra had a lesson not only in music but also in history, culture, humanities, and anthropology as they engaged in an interactive workshop with traveling flamenco fusion group Cerro Negro on Thursday, February 5. Though Cerro Negro originally came to BYU–Hawaii to perform as a part of the university's Performance Series, Dr. Darren Duerden, director of the BYUH Salsa Orchestra and percussion instructor, convinced the very dissimilar group to spend some interactive time with his students in a master class setting, involving teaching of techniques, short performances, and critiques. More than just a simple music lesson, students were engaged in an entire musical and cultural experience as they gleaned from these well-traveled and knowledgeable artists. Read Full Story

Belmont, CA—The third-ranked Brigham Young University Hawaii men’s basketball team clinched at least a tie for the Pacific West Conference championship tonight with a rain-delayed, 86-52 victory over Notre Dame de Namur on the road. The Seasiders blew open a tight game late in the first half to improve to 19-1 for the season and 9-0 in the PacWest with their record-breaking 16th consecutive victory. Read Full Story

BYU-Hawaii was privileged to welcome President Henry J. Eyring, Vice President of Advancement at Brigham Young University Idaho, and, son of LDS Church First Counselor in the First Presidency Henry B. Eyring, as the devotional speaker this past Tuesday, February 10. Brother Eyring's talk, titled, “Where You’re Going,” was inspired by past experiences and a unique question and answer session held entirely on Blackboard, BYUH’s internet classroom system. Brother Eyring commented, “As I read your online messages and look into your faces now, I think of the missionaries with whom Sister Eyring and our children and I served in Japan … . It was a blessing to know them and see them grow.” Read Full Story

In their February 5 Question and Answer Forum in Aloha Center 155/165, members of the Brigham Young University Hawaii President's Council covered topics including housing policy under the new academic calendar, changes in immigration visa practices for international students, the impact of long-range plans on BYUH initiatives, Food Services meal policies, I-Work scholarships, campus security and other subjects. Read Full Story

A prominent Shakespeare scholar who is on campus co-directing the Brigham Young University Hawaii Fine Arts production of Twelth Night, detailed to students in the February 12 Honors Program colloquium in McKay 101 how 18th century-through-modern editors of Shakespeare's plays have removed or altered many intrinsic directions found in the Bard's first folio printings. Read Full Story

A dynamic salesman who overcame a disability and dropped out of school to support his family, explained to Brigham Young University Hawaii students in the February 5 Entrepreneurship Lecture Series how he literally climbed the steps of a ladder to business success. Read Full Story

One does not have to look far to recognize the international diversity at Brigham Young University – Hawaii. Here, multiculturalism reigns. Students from around the world bring their beliefs, traditions, and languages with them when they come to study at BYU-Hawaii, sharing their perspectives with students from every corner of the globe. Read Full Story

Renowned Mormon scholar Terryl Lynn Givens outlined the importance of having passion for the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ during his devotional address at BYU-Hawaii on February 3. He drove this point home by stating that the tragedy for those that leave the gospel "out of apathy, boredom, or indifference … is … the most incomprehensible … [because] they came to the feast, but they never sat down, … never supped, … never tasted the banquet." Read Full Story