BYU–Hawaii News

At the beginning of this Spring Term, all international BYU–Hawaii students were automatically part of a cultural club representing their home country. Read Full Story

"Today my goal is to make you homesick. Actually, I don't want you to feel bad, instead I seek to offer a vision of hope—a confidence to relish the journey 'on the way home,' " said Phillip McArthur (pictured top), introducing his message at a weekly devotional held on May 11, 2010, at the BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center. Read Full Story

Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, H. David Burton, spoke at a worldwide CES fireside broadcast via satellite from BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center on Sunday, May 2, 2010. Read Full Story

"In many of the scriptures, we are told to 'endure to the end' and we will in turn receive some sort of blessing," said Delsa Moe, Director of Cultural Presentations at the Polynesian Cultural Center, at a recent devotional held on BYU–Hawaii campus on Tuesday, May 4. Read Full Story

Senior Appolonie Nahishakiye's story starts in a small village called Bibate, in a small farming country of eight million called Burundi, which neighbors the easily recognized Rwanda. Few, however, know of the ethnic struggle that continues to this day in this small, war-torn expanse. Read Full Story

"Faith is in fact the antidote to doubt, the answer to skepticism, and the solution to cynicism," said Robert L. Millet, Abraham O. Smoot University Professor & BYU Professor of Ancient Scripture, at the Brigham Young University–Hawaii devotional on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at the Cannon Activities Center. Read Full Story

Members of the Hawaii chapter of the BYU Management Society, business majors, SIFE members, and interested students and faculty alike gathered to hear BYU–Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright speak on ethical and moral practices in business and leadership on March 31. Read Full Story

Mufi Hannemann, mayor of Honolulu, recently visited BYU–Hawaii on April 14, speaking at a luncheon hosted by the "Mahalo No Ka Hana" (Laie) chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP). As mayor, Hannemann represents the entire island of Oahu. (Left to Right: Anna Kaanga, Madie Neave, Jacquie Alisa, Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Bae Aumua, Denise Mitchell, and Hans Taala) Read Full Story

BYU–Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright and his wife, First Lady Margaret Wheelwright, took turns sharing their personal insights about the importance of family at devotional on Tuesday, April 20. Read Full Story

Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, Utah, recently selected Dr. Norman S. Wright (pictured; photo courtesy of UVU), a former BYU–Hawaii faculty member, to become the new dean of the Woodbury School of Business. Read Full Story