Nicia Sanelli | University Relations | 5 December 2012

On Wednesday, December 5th, 2012, at 6 PM, Brigham Young University­–Hawaii will host its annual Christmas Lighting program in the Cannon Activities Center. The event will include special musical performances from Laie Elementary School’s students and faculty and brings the community together.

Members of the Laie community have raved about this tradition. Laie resident and mother to one of Laie Elementary School’s fifth graders, Jeanne Wasden, gave her recollection of Christmas Lighting in the past: “There’s  a countdown with live coverage from the ‘Tree’. It’s really beautiful and it jump-starts the holidays by bringing everyone together. I love it!”

Rachel Romney | University Relations | 3 December 2012

BYU–Hawaii held its annual Great Ideas Conference on November 28-29 with more than 60 students from all disciplines bringing their best business ideas forward. Each student has exactly 2 minutes to give an “elevator pitch” of their Great Idea to a panel of judges who ranked the ideas on criteria such as creativity, viability, and performance.

Seasider Sports Information | 29 November 2012

Fifth-ranked BYU–Hawaii women’s volleyball will play host to seven other contenders in the West Regional of the 2012 NCAA Division II National Tournament. The host location and teams were announced Sunday, November 18, on the NCAA Selection Show. The tournament matches will take place in BYU–Hawaii’s 4,500-seat Cannon Activities Center on the Laie, Hawaii, campus on November 29-December 1.

 The Seasiders, 21-3 for the season and Pacific West Conference champions with a perfect 16-0 conference record, will face the number eight seed, UC San Diego (20-10), in the opening round on Thursday, November 29.

Rachel Romney | University Relations | 21 November 2012

“Be prepared, you will be asked, ‘Are you a Mormon?’ How will you reply?  Are you asleep or are you true blue through and through… This is the Lord’s kingdom. This is His work.  And we are building for eternity.” This was the counsel of David A. Lewis, vice president of construction and facilities management at BYU–Hawaii, during his devotional address Tuesday, November 20, 2012. His talk, “Time to Build,” focused on structuring our lives in accordance with the Lord’s will in order to build eternal homes and families.

Casandra Fryhoff  | University Relations |  20 November 2012

The Hypersquad Dance Company will be showcasing and performing various energetic hip hop routines on Wednesday, November 21, at 8 PM in the Cannon Activities Center. Based in Waipahu, the Hypersquad Dance Company was started in 1996. 

Since its inception, Hypersquad has set the pace in the hip hop industry in Hawaii winning many first place awards at dance conventions and competitions both in the islands and on the mainland. Several years ago the owner, Jason Ulep, turned the company over to Joshua Ulep and Casey Kalahiki. Under this new ownership and a new name, Hypersquad for Life (HS4L), has continued to gain recognition nationally and internationally.

Roger Brown | University Relations |  16 November 2012

Thursday’s Academic Forum presented the results of the recent Presidential election, and possible repercussions for the nation as a whole from political and economic standpoints. The purpose was not to debate winners or losers, but to explore tactics, possible outcomes, and consequences of the result.

Rachel Romney | University Relations | 16 November 2012
Robert L. Millet, Professor of Religious Education at BYU, discussed the life and work of Joseph Smith in his devotional address, “Joseph Smith and Christ’s Eternal Gospel,” on Tuesday, November 13, 2012. Millet opened by telling of the power and importance of the restoration of the Book of Mormon through the Prophet Joseph Smith. “The Choice Seer Joseph Smith taught us that God our Father has a plan for his children, a program established to maximize our growth and insure our happiness. And yet that fact alone—that there is some divine plan to life—is not as obvious from the Bible as from latter-day scripture. Knowing what we know, we are able to recognize divine design, but seldom can we turn to a specific Old or New Testament passage that speaks with clarity of a plan. How very different is the Book of Mormon!” 

Rachel Romney | University Relations |  16 November 2012

On November 8-10, BYU–Hawaii’s theatre department presented John Patrick’s The Curious Savage, a comedic play about the recently widowed Ethel P. Savage and her inheritance of ten million dollars. Savage, aided by a group of social misfits, misleads her selfish step children from the inheritance in order to ensure that the money is spent with integrity. With the help of a delirious mother, a compulsive liar, an ex-military pilot, a once statistician, and an extreme cynic, Savage is able to carry out her plans to establish a fund for others to achieve their dreams.