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The head of Hawaii's largest events production company shared lessons he has learned from his successes and failures over the past quarter-century with BYU-Hawaii business students during the March 16 entrepreneurship lecture.

Mike Rossell, president of Production Hawaii, Inc., said the events staging and management company grew as a "natural progression" from his first business providing temporary hires, which enabled him "to discover certain types of equipment that were helpful to my clients."

He started importing large portable loading ramps for facilities that didn't have loading docks. "Almost nobody has a loading dock in Hawaii. We sold a lot of the ramps...and fast. We had no competitors," Rossell said, describing this situation as a "natural monopoly -- a monopoly without

Retired BYU journalism professor, Dr. P. Alfred Pratte, reminded those at the March 4 BYU-Hawaii devotional that the prophet Joel foresaw this generation would see visions and "have our own mental pictures and prophecies for ourselves, for our families, and for the benefit of those we will serve throughout the world."

Pratte, a special assistant to President Shumway who has volunteered to complete the 50-year history of BYU-Hawaii, explained Joel's promises in chapter 2, verses 28-32 were so important that Peter quoted them in reference to the last days, and the angel Moroni quoted them to Joseph Smith in preparation for the restoration of the gospel.

Sally Lee, director of Family Services in Hawaii for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told the BYU-Hawaii devotional audience on Feb. 26, "When we don't listen and obey the laws of God, we get into trouble. When we listen and obey, we have peace."

In her work for the past 24 years with LDS Family Services, which she describes as "an integral part of the Lord's inspired welfare program," Lee has seen many examples of "people who let down their pride and came with humble hearts with the desire to change and make their lives better."

She added she has also "seen such sadness, grief, regret, hurt, pain and terrible troubles that can come into the lives of people. I have learned that while some problems are caused by accidents or health problems, most

On March 1, or as soon after as weather allows, the main Kulanui Street entrance into the BYU-Hawaii campus will close for approximately three-to-four weeks to allow construction on a traffic roundabout in front of the "little circle."

Billy Casey, BYU-Hawaii assistant director of physical facilities, explained that the construction work is all part of BYU-Hawaii's new front entrance project that "will integrate with the new look that's being developed on Hale Laa Blvd. We're using similar materials and design elements that will tie the looks of the campus into the community."

The portion of the "big circle" road from the Administration Building parking lot to the Temple View apartments access road will also be closed temporarily during the project.

Fox Sports Net will be on the BYU-Hawaii campus Feb. 26 to shoot footage for an upcoming "NCAA On Campus" program that will feature the Seasider basketball team.

The story will focus on the nine married players on the team this year. The Seasiders regularly feature the most married players of any team competing in NCAA II play but nine is an unusually large number, even for the Seasiders.

"NCAA On Campus" is a nationally televised program that features human-interest stories about student/athletes and the challenges they face in balancing their commitment to their sport with their academic pursuits.

The program featuring the Seasiders is scheduled to be aired on numerous Fox channels. The channels most readily available in Hawaii are Fox Sports Net

The American Mothers, Inc. (AMI) Hawaii chapter recently named Donnette Tew, the wife of BYU-Hawaii accounting professor Glade Tew and mother of four adopted children, as its Young Mother Representative 2004.

She joins a growing list of other women in the Koolauloa area with ties to BYU-Hawaii who have shared the same honor, including Lisa Wagner, Leilani Auna, Susan Kunz, and Lanett Ho Ching. Also, BYU-Hawaii alumna Beth Uale was named the 2004 AMI mother of the year.

Tew, who was raised in Parowan, Utah, and earned an elementary education degree from Southern Utah University, said former AMI Hawaii state and national "mother of the year" Carolyn Shumway, wife of University president Eric Shumway, made the announcement at the BYU-Hawaii Women's Organization luncheon on Feb. 20.