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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.
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.
BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright's open question-and-answer forum at 7 a.m. on November 27 in the Little Theater focused on the Honor Code, the online use of social networks and international students returning home.
Thanks to today's technologically advanced world, the extensively long, tedious hours researching ancestors and doing family history work have essentially become, well, a thing of the past. While researchers may still spend numerous hours searching, utilization of various Web sites on the Internet surely speeds up the process.
An ad hoc committee is developing the conceptual framework and a new set of standards for student employees that will ensure all work experience on the BYU-Hawaii campus and at the Polynesian Cultural Center will contribute significantly to their overall education and career preparation.
LeeAnn Lambert, advisor to BYU-Hawaii’s student newspaper, Ke Alaka’i, admits she was amazed when the publication won a 2007 Associated Collegiate Press Online Pacemaker Award during the organization’s recent national conference in Washington D.C.
The second annual International Business Conference, held in Laie from November 6-10, presented participants with a compelling mixture of professional advice, spiritual instruction and stimulating activities.
Seashell trumpets sounded as CES Commissioner W. Rolfe Kerr, over a dozen BYU-Hawaii and Polynesian Cultural Center leaders, community kupuna [elders] and residents, contractors, carvers, and others used traditional Hawaiian o'o or digging sticks on November 6 to ceremonially break ground in the PCC's Hawaiian village where a halau waa or learning compound will be constructed to permanently house the university's 57-foot twin-hulled sailing canoe, Iosepa.
Stace Hall | University Advancement | 08 November 2007
At a media question-and-answer session following inauguration, President Steven C. Wheelwright was all smiles. "I feel terrific," the newly installed leader said. "It's so great to have President Eyring here, to have my wife and family here, and to have the entire BYU 'ohana family… it's great. I love it!"
That BYU-Hawaii 'ohana included thousands on campus who arrived to show their support for the ninth president of the university. Some of the highest praise came from President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
At a media question-and-answer session following inauguration, President Steven C. Wheelwright was all smiles. "I feel terrific," the newly installed leader said. "It's so great to have President Eyring here, to have my wife and family here, and to have the entire BYU 'ohana family… it's great. I love it!"
That BYU-Hawaii 'ohana included thousands on campus who arrived to show their support for the ninth president of the university. Some of the highest praise came from President Henry B. Eyring, Second Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Michael D. Kipp, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of a technology research company in Provo, Utah, who will participate in the second annual International Business Conference on campus from Nov. 6-10, spoke to School of Computing students in their Nov. 2 InForm session about the astounding progress of technology over the past 60 years.
There's a reason why the slogan of American Money Group Asia Pacific Basketball Classic reads: "A tournament like no other." Competition of the event certainly proved the validity of that statement as teams from mainland China, Fiji, American Samoa, and Hawaii faced off on the campus of BYU-Hawaii. However, as part of its exclusive feel, this year's classic offered some valuable insights.
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.
In his October 29 question-and-answer meeting, BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright fielded queries that centered around themes of distance-learning initiatives, organizational streamlining, moving toward a trimester system and enrollment trends.