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This tribute was read by Lisa DeLong, Principal of Kahuku High and Intermediate School, Wednesday, 20 June 2007 at the Grand Mahalo honoring the Shumways.

This tribute was read by Tipa Galea'i, Wednesday, 20 June 2007, at the Grand Mahalo celebration honoring the Shumways.

This tribute was read by Representative Michael Magaoay. Representative Colleen Myer also shared some thoughts.

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 22 June 2007

David Rainey, has been named co-valedictorian with Grace Tin Yan Lee, for BYU-Hawaii’s June 2007 graduating class.  Rainey is graduating with majors in Biology (Pre-Med) and Music (cello), and minors in Biochemistry and Mathematics.  Although Rainey was born in Hailey, Idaho, as a child he also lived in South Korea, Utah, and California, before returning to Boise, Idaho, where his parents, Steven and Young Ju Rainey, currently reside.

“I’ve had wonderful opportunities to serve in the Church at BYU-Hawaii,” said Rainey.  “I’ve also learned so much from the multi-cultural diversity on this campus.”

Swany (Li Si Yuan), China Correspondent

Grace Tin Yan Lee, an English major from Hong Kong who completed her undergraduate studies here in three years, is BYU-Hawaii's June 2007 valedictorian.

URUMQI, Xinjiang, China — Government and Xinjiang University officials praised the BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir and new-found friends bid a touching farewell after the group's second and final performance in this far-western city where approximately half of the people are ethnic Uyghurs of Turkic heritage.

“The first thing most people want to know is, where in the world is Rotuma?“ explained Dr. Hiagi M Wesley, the BYU-Hawaii symposium organizer. “That’s why we titled this event, “Rotuma in the Pacific,” he continued, “at least they know Rotuma is in the Pacific region of the world.” Dr. Wesley, a native Rotuman, said Rotuma is an island located about 500 miles from Fiji.

Professor Ellen Bunker told the BYU-Hawaii devotional audience that her life demonstrates the truth of President Ezra Taft Benson’s admonition that “God can make a lot more out of our lives than we can.”

The May 1 issue of Consumers Digest Magazine named BYU-Hawaii as the number-one "top value" among private colleges and universities in the U.S. BYUH previously received the same designation in 2004.

 Mike Foley | University Advancement | May 2007 During three weeks in May 2007 the 64-voice Brigham Young University Hawaii Concert Choir will perform in Urumqi, Xian, Tianjin and Beijing, People’s Republic of China. (choir performance schedule )

In Beijing, under the direction of BYU-Hawaii music director Professor Michael Belnap — who has studied in Italy with world-renowned tenor Luciano Pavarotti, the choir will appear in the Forbidden City Concert Hall, participate in the “Meet in Beijing” Music Festival, and sing at the Great Wall of China.

The BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir has previously performed in some of the most prestigious concert halls in the world, including Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Metropolitan Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo, and the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea.