Ariel Chaffin

On Tuesday, December 11, nine students studying Finance presented to fellow students and community members on market trends and their investment projections. Splitting the presentations into different segments, they addressed what is happening on the world level, and more specifically in Europe, North America, Indonesia, China, and Australian markets, as well as what is currently happening in the banking and financial, communication, entertainment, and technology sectors.

Continuing the tradition that started in 2002, BYU–Hawaii welcomes basketball teams from New Zealand, Tahiti, China and Hawaii Pacific University for the Asia-Pacific Tournament held on campus this week. Meant to be a friendly competition, this tournament is part of the preseason games for the Seasiders and does not count for their season record. The tournament originally started as a way to strengthen relationships within the BYU–Hawaii target area. By inviting teams from the Asia-Pacific region, students attending BYU–Hawaii can come support teams from their home countries.

Dr. Paul Buckingham and Cary Wasden spoke to a full audience on the tragic effects of pornography Tuesday, October 23, in the Little Theater at BYU–Hawaii. Their address, "Bringing the Myths of Pornography to Light," highlighted the process and physiological impact of pornography addiction. The event was hosted by the David O. McKay Center for Intercultural Understanding.

The BYU–Hawaii Student Chapter of the BYU Management Society received the Dean’s Gold Chapter of Excellence Award for the second year in a row, making BYU–Hawaii the only current student chapter that has received this award. Representatives for the BYU–Hawaii student chapter including Dr. Helena Hannonen, Ryan Chaffin, David Preece and David Dooley, accepted the award at the annual Global Leadership Conference held in Aspen Grove and Provo, Utah, October 4 and 5. The picture above includes two BYU–Hawaii alumni, Akmurat Edgee, Mongolia chapter president, and Shin Yasutarni, Tokyo chapter president, with Ryan Chaffin, BYU–Hawaii student chapter president, after they accepted their awards.

Elder Ian S. Ardern, First Quorum of the Seventy and Second Counselor in the Philippines Area Presidency, warned against mediocrity in his Devotional address on Tuesday, September 25, 2012. Reminding students how blessed they are to be here, Elder Ardern echoed the scripture, “unto whom much is given much is required” (D&C 82:3).

The annual Ohana Meeting was held Thursday, September 6, in the McKay Auditorium for all faculty, staff, missionaries and volunteers. The purpose of this annual gathering is to welcome new members of the ohana from the past year, and give updates and spotlights on campus and university happenings. In total, 33 new employees were introduced to the BYU–Hawaii ohana and 34 missionaries and volunteers were recognized for their service.

The Church Educational System (CES) Executive Committee visited Brigham Young University–Hawaii last week and on Sunday, August 26, two special devotionals were held with members of the committee as the speakers.

Twelve students in Dr. Helena Hannonen’s Organizational Change class recently created training material that is now in use at schools on all of the Hawaiian islands. The training is for facilitators of Oihana, a program that helps Hawaiian students with career development and college preparation. The students coordinated with Gaylene Nikora, a Laie community member, who had developed Ka La Hiki Ola (“the dawning of a new day”), which is a series of four booklets that are a part of Oihana.

Construction on campus continues as the foundation for new dormitories was poured on Wednesday, August 8, behind the existing Hales. ‎But there’s something special about this foundation – it includes names of thousands of people who signed their name to rocks, allowing anyone who wanted to 'Be Part of the Foundation’ and participate in building the future of campus.