BYU–Hawaii News

Adding practical experience to classroom learning is a critical feature to a total education at BYU–Hawaii. In a genuine effort to reach this ideal, the Political Science Department and gracious supporters of Brigham Young University-Hawaii offered political science majors a chance to intern with various government offices and ministries of the Cook Islands, part of BYU–Hawaii’s target area. Students gained experience while participating government offices received quality work, building key relationships for further learning and employment opportunities in the future. Read Full Story

A piece of paper taped to the far wall of the BYU–Hawaii University Archives office can easily be overlooked upon entering. To the senior missionary couples and students who have been working tirelessly since 2007, however, the small printed scripture on this paper encompasses their motivation for spending hundreds of tedious hours scanning, cropping, and sorting thousands of records. The scripture urges, "Brethren, shall we not go on in so great a cause?" (D&C 128:22). The great cause in which these individuals are taking part includes digitizing almost 120,000 labor records documenting the migration of each Filipino that came to work on the Hawaiian sugar plantations during the early 1900s. The digital collection makes it possible for users to access information such as name, age, gender, date of arrival and/or departure, and plantation assignment on workers and their dependents, according to the collection description. Read Full Story

Elder Ruel M. Barker’s Devotional entitled, “Perfecting the Saints- Purifying Our Souls” focused on how everyone needs to focus on becoming the pure in heart. Elder Barker, Adjunct Professor of Exercise Science at BYU–Hawaii, spoke in the McKay Auditorium on June 21, 2011. Read Full Story

"Completion is not about checking a goal off a list; it's about enduring to the end," said Joy Monahan, the 2008 ASP Women's World Longboard Surfing Champion. Monahan, along with nearly 50 others, spoke at the recent Hawaii Education Week, hosted at the campus of BYU–Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii. Read Full Story

Even though there are many words to describe faith, Devotional speaker Sanoma Goodwill said that she had lacked a complete understanding of what faith meant. Sanoma Goodwill, Assistant Professor in the English Department of BYU-Hawaii, searched Joseph Smith’s lectures on Faith and other sources to explore the subject of faith further. She recalled the life and example of her Grandfather Richard Fredrick Harvey Warren who was known as commonly as ‘Fred.’ Read Full Story

In a gala dinner with beautiful arrangements, great food, and entertainment from around the world, professor Cary Wasden was honored by the BYU Management Society-Hawaii Chapter with the Global Leadership Award “I am genuinely humbled… because I really love teaching, and I enjoy it when my peers appreciate what I do, and I enjoy it even more when my students appreciate what I do.” Read Full Story

Faculty members are charged with sharing their knowledge and skills with the students to help the students go on to realize their dreams. But, sometimes they are given the chance to pursue their own goals and dreams. Such is the case with a group of faculty members and others have come together to create Crosscurrent, a jazz ensemble that is influenced by several of the cultures represented on the university’s campus. Read Full Story

“It’s difficult to be a leader without solid employment; that is why we are doing everything possible to ensure that our students are prepared with the connections they need before graduation,” says Corbin Thomander, BYU–Hawaii’s Alumni Relations Manager. Aware of the career challenges that graduating students face, and understanding the prophetic vision for the university, Alumni Relations and Career Services have collaborated in their efforts to help students become leaders in their communities and countries. The Professional Mentorship Program is the result of months of collaboration. Read Full Story

According to its mission statement, “The BYU–Hawaii Women's Organization is a service-oriented institution seeking to provide intellectual, cultural and social opportunities for its members and to promote a spirit of harmony and unity among the members of the university and the community.” Founded in 1955, the same year BYU–Hawaii was founded, the organization has served as a support group and service organization for women in the communities surrounding the university. Read Full Story

Writing about special forces and military operations has often created popular literary works, but sometimes real-life events can propel these works to even greater notoriety. Such is the case with BYU–Hawaii alumnus Stephen Templin, who co-authored the newly-released book SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy SEAL Sniper (published May 2011). The book has achieved significant attention and popularity within a short time because SEAL Team Six was the same unit that recently killed Osama bin Ladin. Read Full Story