Rosemarie Howard

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 16 December 2007


“Color guard, post colors.”  In precise formation with perfectly cadenced step, four smartly uniformed Army ROTC cadets, silver helmets sparkling, stepped onto the main floor of the BYU-Hawaii Cannon Activities Center and posted the flags of the United States of America and Hawaii. (watch movie clip )

It was a first in the history of BYU-Hawaii--the first commencement at which a BYU-Hawaii Army ROTC Cadet Color Guard performed that duty.  The first established Color Guard team at BYU-Hawaii posted colors for the first time in BYU-Hawaii history during the inauguration of President Steven C. Wheelwright, 6 November 2007.

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 11 December 2007



Return-ability, a phrase coined by BYU-Hawaii administrators,  encapsules their hope that students will gain an education, both secular and spiritual, and then return to their native land to not only become gainfully employed, but to also make a contribution as ambassadors for peace.

How does a native Hawaiian do that?  Robert Lononuiakea Ikuwa, a 2003 graduate of BYU-Hawaii and native Hawaiian is a good example of the answer to that question. 

Born in Kona, Hawaii, Ikuwa ( who goes by “Lono”) came to Oahu to attend the Kamehameha School as a seventh grader.  After graduating in 1995, he served a mission to Japan, and came home with a desire to open his own Japanese fast food restaurant franchise. 

“Chaconne,” a piece written by BYU-Hawaii music professor, Dan Bradshaw, airs on America Public Media’s “Performance Today, Friday, 30 November 2007. An interview segment by host Fred Child and Bradshaw is scheduled as part of the broadcast.

International scholars of French music will convene on the BYU-Hawaii campus, 15 to 21 November, to participate in a series of presentations, lecture/recitals and performances.

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 29 October 2007



Rising country music star Cindy Standage will take the stage Saturday, 10 November at 9:15 p.m. in the BYU-Hawaii McKay Auditorium. Several BYU-Hawaii vocalists have been invited to join Standage in performing her rendition of “Did You Think to Pray?”  They include: Janette Manzano, Joseph Moore, Matthew Brox, Esther Langi, Janelle Cramer and Denzil Kumar.
Although the Atlanta, Georgia, native has been performing as a vocalist and guitarist since she was 14, she only recently released her first album, “Same Red Hair.”

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 22 October 2007


Nostalgic sounds of Reunion, will caress the ears of listeners Wednesday, 7 November, in the BYU-Hawaii McKay Auditorium.  The group will perform a semi-private concert as part of the International Business Conference to be held November 6 to 10 on the BYU-Hawaii campus.

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 9 October 2007


Melodies and rhythms of traditional  Japanese koto playing and contemporary taiko drumming will fill the stage of the McKay auditorium Thursday, 11 November, at 7:30 p.m.

The Japanese Koto Trio, featuring veteran performers Masateru Ando , Tamaki Ando, and Christopher Yohmei Blasdel , will begin the evening.  Ando and his daughter, Tamaki, are masters of the koto, a 13-string zither-like instrument that resembles a harp in sound.  Blasdel is a respected performer and teacher of shakuhachi, a flute-like instrument made of bamboo.

Rosemarie Howard | University Advancement | 01 October 2007


Internationally acclaimed solo performer Tomas Kubinek, also known as a “certified lunatic and master of the impossible,” will perform at BYU-Hawaii Thursday, 4 October, in the McKay Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Kubinek  (pronounced koo-bee-neck) describes his performance as “a brilliant one man show of absurd stories, death defying experiments and spontaneous hilarity, affordably priced and once seen, cherished for a lifetime.”

His performance at BYU-Hawaii will include sketches called  “Flying,” and “Wine.”

Members of the BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir showcased the 2007-2008 theme of the BYU-Hawaii Women’s Organization by singing “Holding Hands Around the World,” a popular LDS Primary song, at the organization’s first luncheon of the academic year held Friday, 21 September 2007. Sister Margaret Wheelwright, wife of BYU-Hawaii president, Steven Wheelwright, was the featured guest speaker.