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President Shumway Honors David O. McKay, Labor Missionaries

By Andrew Miller April 08, 2005 12:00 AM
President Shumway honored President David O. McKay and the labor missionaries—"those we call the university’s and the Polynesian Cultural Center’s first donors"—in a Jubilee devotional yesterday. Read Full Story

Former U.S. Foreign Service Officer Visits BYU-Hawaii

By Andrew Miller April 06, 2005 12:00 AM
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 6 April 2005 Mary Wright, former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, spoke to students and faculty on "dissent in a democracy" in a forum this past Tuesday sponsored by the BYU-Hawaii College Democrats.

Specifically, Wright spoke on "the role that each one of us has in evaluating what goes on in our country .... You all as citizens have the right, responsibility and obligation to look critically at what your government's doing."

Rather than just "pulling an idea out of your head," Wright encouraged listeners to "do some research and really think long and hard about what's going on and have some rationale on why you're taking the position that you're taking."


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Smith Speaks on Abounding Generosity

By Andrew Miller April 01, 2005 12:00 AM
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 1 April 2005 James A. Smith, professor of music and long-time employee of BYU-Hawaii, called listeners in Thursday's devotional to greater efforts of selfless generosity, sacrifice and service.

Smith taught that "generosity is an essential component of true spirituality," closely related to or synonymous with service, love and sacrifice.

Smith quoted President Gordon B. Hinckley, who said, "Without sacrifice there is no true worship of God. ... The Father gave his Son, and the Son gave his life, and we do not worship unless we give—give of our substance, ... our time, ... strength, ... talent, ... faith, ... [and] testimonies."


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BYU-Hawaii Donates 80,000 Government Texts to UH

By Andrew Miller April 01, 2005 12:00 AM
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 1 April 2005 BYU-Hawaii's Joseph F. Smith Library donated about 80,000 government texts today—almost its entire collection—to the Hamilton Library of the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

The transfer constitutes a five year off-site housing agreement, at the conclusion of which BYU-Hawaii will release the collection to UH permanently.

The donation comes as a boon to UH, who lost nearly all of its 2.8 million government documents housed at the Hamilton Library in a devastating flood that swept through Manoa valley last October.

"We are extremely grateful for BYU-Hawaii's generosity in providing this material to us," said Gwen Sinclair, head of the regional government documents depository with Hamilton Library. "BYU-Hawaii's gift will provide us with much-needed current government publications as well as historical material.


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Computer Imagery CEO Encourages BYUH Students

By Mike Foley March 29, 2005 12:00 AM
Mike Foley | University Advancement | 29 March 2005 Cheryl LaMont, President and CEO of Dot C Software — a Kailua, Hawaii business that does photorealistic 3D computer generated imagery (cgi) for Hollywood and other major clients around the world — urged students interested in computerized animation and other film effects in the March 29 School of Business Entrepreneurship Lecture to pursue their dreams.

"It's always a privilege to speak to students who are interested in film-quality software," said LaMont, who added her company has developed proprietary software that renders three-dimensional effects for well-known industry giants Dreamworks, Sony and others, and has done work on films such as The Matrix and Jurassic Park.

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Mormon Pacific Historical Society Holds Jubilee Conference at BYU-Hawaii

By Mike Foley March 29, 2005 12:00 AM
Mike Foley | University Advancement | 29 March 2005 Members of the Mormon Pacific Historical Society met March 25 to hear a David O. McKay biographer report on his 1920-21 world tour of missions, a BYUH alumna's paper on why Mormon missionaries were so successful among New Zealand Maori, some new information on whether there was an attempt to bomb the Hawaii Temple on December 7, 1941, and reminiscences of Laie during World War II.

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Barton Testifies of the Atonement, Love of God

By Andrew Miller March 28, 2005 12:00 AM
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 28 March 2005 Susan Barton, professor of mathematics, shared a special message on the love of God and the atonement of Jesus Christ in last week's devotional prior to Easter Sunday.

Barton began by sharing the story of when she was faced with the opportunity to teach at BYU-Hawaii. After intensive study, prayer and meditation she made her decision; nonetheless, she sought a priesthood blessing. In addition to receiving a confirmation of her decision, "the blessing turned out to be an incredible testimony building experience."


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BYU-Hawaii Dominates NATS

By Andrew Miller March 22, 2005 12:00 AM
Andrew Miller | University Advancement | 22 March 2005 BYU-Hawaii vocal students dominated the annual National Association of Teachers of Singing competition held this past Friday and Saturday at UH Manoa.

Nine out of 11 winners of the collegiate classes are BYU-Hawaii students. Of the 19 finalists, 15 are from BYU-Hawaii. In addition, Ben Tyrell won the 1st place award of $1,000 at the Morning Music Club competition held the same day.

Contestants were divided into four classes of competition, depending on their years of study and the music genre, explained Dr. James Smith, professor of music and voice instructor to several of BYUH's winning students. They were judged in a preliminary round, from which six finalists were selected to sing in a final public recital. For each class, judges then conferred first, second and third awards with cash prizes.


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BYU-Hawaii Presents Service Honors to Labor Missionaries

By Mike Foley March 21, 2005 12:00 AM
Mike Foley | University Advancement | 21 March 2005
BYU-Hawaii honored 26 labor missionaries during its Koolauloa Community Service Awards Program on March 17. The twenty-six represented several hundred volunteer laborers and supervisors who built the university campus, additions to the Hawaii Temple and Visitors Center, housing, chapels, and the Polynesian Cultural Center in two phases from 1956-58 and 1960-63.
Some of the labor missionaries came from various South Pacific islands and Hawaii, while others came from the U.S. mainland. Some had previously served labor missions in their home islands and were already skilled. At least one was still in high school and served during summer breaks. Most supervisors were professional construction specialists who brought their families, freely served and taught the young missionaries their respective trades.
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Another BYU-Hawaii 'Signature Art Piece': The New Genuine Gold Display

By Mike Foley March 21, 2005 12:00 AM
As part of the university's 50th anniversary Golden Jubilee celebration, BYU-HawaiiPresident Eric B. Shumway unveiled the new Genuine Gold Display in the AlohaCenter on March 17, calling it a "signature art piece" on campus similar to the mosaic and murals gracing the David O. McKay Building and the Cannon-Napela statue by the Cannon Activities Center. Read Full Story