Felix Callejas

BYU–Hawaii President Steven Wheelwright addressed the faculty and staff during the Ohana meeting that took place at the McKay Auditorium on Monday, April 25, 2011. Three major points discussed were the support from Church leaders, excellence on campus, and the progress on planning for the future.

Every semester and spring term students have the opportunity to join one or many clubs that are sponsored by BYUHSA Clubs and Organizations. World Fest is the time at the beginning of the semester that students look forward to learning about the different cultural, academic, and special interests clubs. Cultural clubs are among the most popular because, “they help you meet people you wouldn’t otherwise… help you have a social life and do things you wouldn’t normally do,” according to Mariah Hunt a junior in ICS World Humanities and Culture, from Folsom, California. Latino club, Samoan club, Filipino club are some of the clubs that represent the diversity of the school.

The “taco truck” or Tacos Vicente has become a new favorite place to eat for the residents of Laie and the entire North Shore. Tacos Vicente is an authentic Mexican restaurant-on-wheels founded by Axel Diaz and Ryan Hitz, both students at Brigham Young University–Hawaii.