Ke Alaka'i - May 2016

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In this issue: Pages 18-21 Take a look at Culture Night preparations for Singapore/Malaysia, Tahiti and Hawaii • Pages 22-27 Iosepa prepares to undertake sea voyage • Pages 37-41 The church’s initiative to help refugees

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CAMPUS LIFE

10 Annabelle Phillips on studying biology Classes take her to the beach and the lab

12 BYUH golfer: Nico Herrera The Colombian continues the golfing tradition of his father’s family

14 Brianne Helms sings solo She escapes her wheelchair for her operatic performance

18 Preparing for Culture Night Every night, student associations are honing their performances

22 Iosepa Voyaging Canoe The construction and purpose of the canoe is changing the lives of student crew members

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28 Third Culture Kids Growing up in a country different than your parents gives you an unique identity

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32 Building Zion Religion Professor Matthew Bowen, Peacebuilding Professor Chad Ford, and Sister Susan W. Tanner discuss the biblical Enoch, his city, and how Zion can come to us

37 I was a stranger LDS Church leaders urge members to serve refugees in their own communities

EDITORIAL

46 Prayers of souls The second part of a short story about Alma the Younger

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MAY 7 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., SATURDAY Lei Day at the Hukilau Marketplace

8 6 p.m., SUNDAY Marimba concert by Darren and Jennifer Duerden at the Temple Visitor’s Center

11-12 WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Empower Your Dreams booths: HGB chapel, May 11, 4-5 p.m.

Fireside with Elizabeth Smart: CAC, May 11, 7:30 p.m.

Presentations: PCC IMAX Theater, May 12, 9-11:30 a.m.

Award ceremony: HGB chapel, May 12, 2:30-4 p.m.

12-14 THURSDAY-SATURDAY World Fireknife Championship at the PCC’s Hale Aloha and Pacific Theater

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9 a.m. SATURDAY We Are Samoa Festival at the PCC’s Pacific Theater

Tita’s Grill Chefs say it runs out of Cocoa Rice because BYUH students eat it all

52 Study Abroad Students say trips to Jerusalem and Europe are a great opportunity

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Courtship around the world Love is universal. Dating is not

14 11 a.m.-2 p.m., SATURDAY Beach Cleanup at Clissolds Beach AKA Bikini Beach.

Meet at the beach access across Kamehameha Highway from the Iosepa Stake Center

27-28 FRIDAY-SATURDAY Culture Night 2016 in the CAC

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The firsts in round-the-world airplane flights B Y S A MO NE Y UEN

Solar Impulse 2 left Hawaii on April 21 to continue its solar-powered circumnavigation after arriving on July 3, 2015. It landed in the San Francisco Bay Area three days later on April 23. Swiss pilots Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg chose to winter in Hawaii until the weather became sunny enough for flight, they said in a press release. The aircraft is fitted with solar panels and batteries to store energy.

1924: By Airplane

1964: Solo by Woman

A fleet of 4 biplanes left Seattle, Wash., and flew west. One crashed a few miles out, and the other three returned 175 days later, after flying around the world. Piloted by a U.S. Airforce crew, they stopped in 61 cities and spent 371 hours and 11 minutes in the air.

Following the suggestion of her husband to relieve her boredom, recreational pilot and housewife Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock took 29.5 days and 158 flying hours to circle the globe and return to Ohio.

1933: Solo American aviator Wiley Post flew east from Floyd Bennett Field in New York and, after stopping only 11 times, completed his circumnavigation in 7 days, 18 hours, and 49 minutes. He had to make an emergency landing in the Alaskan wilderness.

1949: Nonstop A U.S. Airforce crew flew the Lucky Lady II from Fort Worth, Texas, and headed east. Their 94-hour, 1-minute flight was made possible by 4 mid-air refuelings.

1986: Nonstop & Non-refueling Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager averaged 115.8 mph in their 939-pound Voyager airplane. They touched back down at Edward’s Air Force Base, California, after 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds of nonstop flying.

2000: Solo in Microlight Aircraft British pilot Colin Bodill took off from Brooklands Airfield, Weybridge, Surrey, UK. His round-the-world flight took 99 days and is also the fastest such journey made in a microlight aircraft.

Info and photos from NASA/Thomas Harrop, history.com, didyouknow.com, The New York Times, and Wikimedia commons

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in this section More than 11,000 BYUH Ohana join Facebook group in a week

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Guide to setting up and using classroom projectors

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Preparing the Iosepa for voyage on May 23 has taught crewmembers hard work and the uniqueness of the vessel

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Golfer Nico Herrera comes from a long line of Colombian golfers

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Third Culture Kids explain how hard it is to answer the question, “Where are you from?�

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Brianne Helms finds solo singing unexpectedly fun

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Student Associations have nailed down choreography for Culture Night

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Annabelle Phillips explains how marine biology majors spend a lot of time at the beach

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Clockwise from top left: John Milford plays Tongan drums at PCC; Richie Norton and his wife, Natalie, at her graduation; Amipeliasi Satini at the Fijian Village at PCC; A group of Seasiders circa 1960s; Bobby Akoi with Elder Neil L. Andersen at the PCC. Photos courtesy of alumni and BYUH Archives

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More than 11,000 BYUH ohana join Facebook group in a week Alumni organizers want to unite past and current university students and faculty B Y DAXO N L E VI N E

I LOVE BYU-HAWAII, a closed Facebook group, launched on April 11 and within one week gathered more than 11,000 members. The group seeks to unite alumni, students, and general fans of the university to “talk story” and express their love for BYUH, said organizers.

In the weeks since its creation, members from all stages of life have posted stories spanning decades of Culture Nights, meeting spouses, school dances, Hawaiian recipes, and gospel conversion stories. Incoming students have connected with alumni from the days of the Church College of Hawaii and everything in between. The group is unofficial, but the rapid outpouring of support has already exceeded the expectations of the group, according to alumni and page administrator Richie Norton.

The idea to create this page came from Norton, the bestselling author of “Resumes are Dead and What to Do About It” and “The Power of Starting Something Stupid.” As he stated in the opening post of the Facebook group, “I started this FB group called ‘I Love BYU- Hawaii’ at 2 a.m. while sitting on the beach in Arizona...dreaming of Hukilau. It’s just for fun, but I think it could help some people around the world in fulfilling their part of the BYUH mission. I want it to be an easy resource to connect my BYUH friends in a very organic and authentic way. A place where we can share openly with people who hold the same values (without worrying about making other people jealous because they don’t understand how awesome it is at BYUH).”

For this particular project, Norton teamed up with Bobby Akoi, director of Protocol and Community Relations at Polynesian Cultural Center, and Jan Lesuma, former BYUH Student Body President who now works at LDS Philanthropies. “[We] thought it would be fun to connect some of our faculty, admin, students and alumni,” said Norton. “It was intended to be a small group of people who love BYUH so we could discuss (unofficially) how to do our small part to continue to support the mission. It’s intended to be a place where conversations happen naturally, authentically and meaningfully. Then, it blew up to over 10,000 raving fans of BYUH in less than four days. I talked with the people at the Alumni Association and Communications Department and they said they appreciate the support.”

Akoi, originally a double major in travel industry management and elementary education starting in 1972, said he came back to Laie to work at PCC while working on his master’s degree, but he never left PCC. Having acted as president of the Alumni Association for several years, Akoi said, “Our job was to connect our alumni, and during those times in the ‘90s, we did it by newsletter,” he said. “But now, with technology like Facebook, it’s boom, boom, boom, boom. People are just chiming right in.”

“There are just amazing, amazing testimonies, and experiences that all these students have,” Akoi continued. “Every student has their story. Now they have a platform where they can share it and everyone can relate to it, because everyone went through it.”

Besides reminiscing about the great glory days of BYUH, members have started to use the group as a networking tool to start new ideas and big projects. “It’s already happening naturally,” said Norton. “We are brainstorming big projects like breaking world records for ‘the world’s largest luau in the world’ and ‘the world’s largest lei in the world’ as either a fundraiser, community builder or awareness generator. We are talking about doing scholarships. We are talking about faculty that passed on.”

“We are sharing memories and pictures and just having a blast. This group has no agenda. It’s spontaneous,” Norton continued. “It will only stay alive if it stays useful. I hope students will see needs, create small projects around their big ideas and reach out to their faculty, staff and admin for help. If the I LOVE BYU-HAWAII group proves to be helpful too, so be it. People will naturally go to what is working.”

When asked for his parting words to BYUH students and his advice on how they could use their networks, social media, and the rest of the resources at the school to further their dreams and ambitions, Norton said, “Don’t wait, start stuff. Wherever you are, with whatever you have. Don’t wait until you graduate to start a big idea with a small project. Leverage the amazing power of your faculty! You may never have such close interaction with these brilliant minds dedicated to your success again. If you start now and reach out to your teachers, you will go places you never even dreamed of going.”

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Annabelle Phillips Loving the ocean B Y DAN N A O SU M O

Annabelle Phillips, a senior from Ohio, said she thinks “the greatest thing about being a marine biology major is that you learn more about God’s creation and the desire to improve the world becomes stronger.”

Above: Phillips works in the wet lab, where biology students take care of sea creatures.

Photo by Zachary Konecki

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What made you decide to study this major?

Phillips said ever since she was young, she wanted to study animals and be a zoologist. When she came to BYUH, she started as a biochemistry major, but changed to marine biology because of her passion for animals. She added because she grew up in Ohio where there is no ocean, she wanted to learn more about the sea. “The more I learned about it, the more love I had for it,” said Phillips.

What makes your major unique?

Describe a typical day After eating breakfast and reading scriptures, Phillips goes to classes from 8:40 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. Currently, her classes include a research class (BIO 494), oceanography and Pacific natural history. “We learn about the ocean, its processes and the organisms that live in it. We also get to go the ocean,” said Phillips. She said for a recent lab, she went to the lighthouse to learn about geology, plant and animal life, and how the islands were created.

What do you want to do with it?

For Phillips, marine biology is unique because going to the beach is a requirement. They must learn about how the ocean works and the animals in it. “We become beach experts, and people make jokes that in Hawaii we spend all the time in the beach, which is true, especially for our major,” said Phillips.

With her degree in marine biology, Phillips aims to take on jobs concerning conservation and the environment. “That’s my main goal, but I am also interested in teaching teenagers about the ocean,” said Phillips. “I think that it is interesting about the way my professors have helped me and taught me about the ocean, and I want to share it.”

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According to Phillips, the best things about marine biology are the fun activities students in her major do. Phillips shared an experience where she did coral surveying as part of a lab. She was also able to ride a helicopter up to the mountains for conservation projects. “There is a lot of hands-on experience. I’ve also had the chance to do shark cage diving to learn about protecting sharks.

And I went to Saipan to do a biodiversity project,” said Phillips.

“Sometimes there is a lot of lab work and we stay in the lab from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., which is hard,” said Phillips.

Number of people in the major Phillips pointed out there is a marine group on campus with at least 30 members. She considers marine biology to be one of the more popular majors on campus, especially amongst girls.

Cons Phillips said she feels there is a lack of after college, career-oriented opportunities for biology majors. She said the employers who come to campus career fairs seem to mostly look for hospitality and tourism and business majors.

Favorite Class Phillips said one of her favorite classes is oceanography because the teachers are passionate when instructing. Another favorite class is marine biology where students go to the beach to identify different organisms in the ocean. Also, she said she enjoys her microbiology class, which is about bacteria.

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Nico Herrera transferred from Bellevue University in Nebraska and has been a key player in the golf team.

Photo by Monique Saenz

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Fútbol no para mi Nico Herrera comes from Columbia, where he follows a family tradition of golfing excellence

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The BYU-Hawaii men’s golf team members finds themselves in a historic season after their first-ever tournament victory at the Mustang Intercollegiate Tournament. With the win, the Seasiders jumped up in the national rankings to their highest ranking ever: #15. On April 20, the team was invited to its first NCAA Division II Men’s Golf Championship South Central and West Regional.

To go along with this unique and historic run, the golf team also features a unique international team member, junior Nico Herrera. Born and raised in Columbia, Herrera is in his second year of playing at BYUH and has been a key member in the team’s historic season.

In a country dominated by a love and passion for soccer, Herrera is somewhat of an anomaly. “I love soccer, to watch it or play it, but growing up my dad always taught me golf,” said Herrera. His father and a few of his uncles played golf in college in the United States, and one of his uncles, Roberto Herrera, even played at BYUH from 1986-1987. “My dad always showed me golf, and I’m grateful for that because it has brought me here to the United States.”

Playing golf in Columbia had its difficulties, as many of Herrera’s achievements and wins went unnoticed by those outside of his family. “In Columbia, playing golf was kind of hard because so much focus is on soccer,” said Herrera. Regardless of the lack of notice, he continued to thrive with the full support of his family.

After graduating from high school in Columbia in 2012, Herrera wanted to come to the United States to attend college and play golf. Herrera’s first choice was to go and play at BYU in Provo, but after not passing a manda-

tory English test, he chose to attend Bellevue University in Nebraska. After having a stellar year there and gaining a better mastery of English, Herrera decided to transfer to BYUH. He was accepted to the school and golf team, and although he still had BYU in Provo as his goal, he quickly fell in love with BYUH. “I just love this place. I love my teammates and the coach so I decided to stay and finish here,” said Herrera.

Even though Herrera is not a member of the LDS Church, he still wanted to come to BYUH to continue his family’s legacy in Laie. The change in coming to a predominantly LDS school was big for Herrera, but he said it has been a positive experience. “It has been totally different then what I expected. The people here have been great and the principles I have learned from the church and the school have been nice. I do not regret my decision at all to come here,” he said.

Besides the great school and student atmosphere, Herrera said he has enjoyed playing the sport he loves in Hawaii. The golf team practices at the Turtle Bay golf course, arguably one of the premiere public golf courses in the country. “I love the practice facilities here and getting to play in such a beautiful island,” said Herrera.

Herrera has one more year of eligibility left, and one more year of school left. After graduating in business marketing, Herrera said he plans to continue playing golf and hopes to one day make it to the PGA tour. “Ever since I was little and watching Tiger Woods play, I have wanted to be a professional golfer. I have the full support of my family so I definitely plan on continuing my golf career after college,” said Herrera.

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First time in the spotlight Finally free of surgical hardware, Brianne Helms calls her singing solo debut surprisingly fun B Y SAMA NT HA DAY N E S

Classmates and audience members witnessed senior Brianne Helms standing upright for the first time in “Island Magic: Opera Scenes.” Photo by Stop Khemthorn

Brianne Helms stood at the piano, wearing almost 10 years. Her first experience singing a white blouse and long pink skirt, one arm in a performance was with the BYU-Hawaii leaned on the back of the piano as she faced the Concert Choir. audience and sang.

Helms, a senior studying music from Helms’ fellow students had never seen Indiana, was one of 12 music majors who her standing upright before, as she has cerebral performed at “Island Magic: Opera Scenes” on palsy and moves around campus in a wheelchair. April 6. The students, as part of their class, This was her first solo performance, which she performed both opera and musical theatre said she found unexpectedly enjoyable. pieces in a showcase of their talents. Along Helms performed “How Could I Ever with the musical theatre piece, Helms sang “Per Know?” from the movie “The Secret Garden.” la Gloria d’adorarvi” from “Griselda.”

Upon finishing, a smile shone on Helms’ face Helms said she and her family moved to as she took a bow. Before she walked offstage, Laie four years ago when her father got a job leaning on the piano for support, she gestured working with the Math Department. Helms her thanks to pianist Stacy McCarrey. chose to study music because it is the only “I can’t believe I did that. It was awesome,” thing she’s really been interested in doing.

Helms said of performing in front of an audiHelms’ friend Hannah Miller, a sophoence. “It was surprisingly fun. I thought I would more from Laie studying TESOL, said, “Brianne be a lot more nervous than I was, but once I loves her major. She loves the people.” Miller got up there, I just did it.” said performing on stage is something she Helms said she has been playing the considers brave. She added, “I’ve never thought saxophone and performing in band concerts for that there’s anything that Brianne can’t do.”

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For Helms, the path to performance has not come without its challenges. In December 2014, Helms said she had surgery to put hardware in her foot, which took a long time to heal. When Helms’ teacher, Dr. Charlene Chi, met Helms in March 2016, the screws had just been removed.

Helms said after the screws were out, “it felt a lot better to stand and do things. After that, it was a lot easier to stand and even to sing.”

Chi added, “I encourage her in her lessons to stand up when she feels comfortable to do so, and it helps her singing exponentially. And it also makes her so happy because she’s getting more sound out of her body. We’re also working on seeing if we can get that same sound while she’s sitting down in her chair.”

Fellow performer Michael Potter also sang in “Island Magic: Opera Scenes” and compared Helms’ voice to that of artists Charlotte Church or Hayley Westenra. Potter added Helms has a great passion for music. He said, “She loves it.You can tell. I don’t get to see her perform too much, and so it was awesome to see her standing up and belting it out there. It was a really big growth for her.”

Chi said she was very moved by Helms’ performance and was proud of her student. “I feel like it’s my job this semester to not let her be shy and to just shine. She knows deep down what she’s capable of doing, and it’s just a matter of time before she’ll feel comfortable in her own skin to just be her radiant self.”

When asked if people ever give her funny looks for being in a wheelchair, Helms replied, “Not in Hawaii or Laie. It used to be a lot harder on the mainland, just because I feel like here people are so much more used to differences and being okay with people’s differences.” She added having a wheelchair is not as much of a hassle as it could be, and she likes being able to get places on her own.

Helms said she is planning on graduating in February 2017 and possibly following a career in music therapy. She said as she improves her solo singing, she’d be open to continuing to perform. “It’s nice to have something that you’ve worked on for such a long time, and people can come see you perform it.”

Chi said Helms would excel at both music therapy and performing. “She’s empathetic and she’s so sensitive, and it’s very easy to talk to her. She’s very cheerful in a gentle way.”

BYUH LIFEHACKS

HOW TO: SET UP A PROJECTOR B Y ZE P H M CK E E

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Nearly every classroom on campus has some sort of projector. When problems arise, it is usually the job of Media Services to fix them, but unfortunately they can't be everywhere at once. This brief guide explains everything you need to know to set up and give your presentation using the school’s projectors.

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Nearly every classroom on campus has some sort of projector. When problems arise, it is the job of Media Services to fix them, but they can’t be everywhere at once. Most podiums will automatically lock after 6 p.m., so make sure to reserve one from Media Services if you plan on using it after 6 p.m. This brief guide explains how to set up and give your presentation using the school’s projectors. Ke Alaka‘i journalist Zeph McKee did the Media Services employees’ training to write this story.

Step 1: Turn the projector on

the desk. Pushing the “DESKTOP” button will change to this display.

Most projectors can be powered on by simply pushing the “ON” button on most display cabinets. Usually, you will have to wait a minute or two for the bulbs inside to heat up, so be sure to log in and get everything ready on the computer. Once the button stops flashing, you can continue.

Step 2: Choose your display method Built-in desktop computer Most cabinets and podiums will, by default, be set to desktop mode, which outputs from the computer at

VGA However, if you don’t want to use the school’s computer, you can plug in your own using whichever cables are available. Almost every display will have a VGA cord, which you can switch to by pressing the “LAPTOP” button.

Note: When using the VGA cord, you will also have to plug the corresponding audio jack into your computer. If it prompts you, make sure the computer is set to “Speaker Out.” Mac users Most Apple computers only use Lightspeed cables to output.You will need an

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Buttons on podiums and cabinets ON/OFF - Self explanatory, after powering it on, wait for it to stop flashing before touching anything else.

adapter to use either VGA or HDMI, which can be checked out from Media Services in the library.

anything else using Windows, you can bring up the display options by tapping Win+P on your keyboard. Once this is done, set the display to “Duplicate.” For Mac users, you can bring the HDMI If your computer only uses HDMI, you display up by opening System Preferences and can press the “HDMI” button and use that cable. going to Displays. Set it to “Mirror.”

Some podiums or cabinets don’t have free HDMI cables, and if this is the case, you can Step 4: Test for sound unplug the school computer’s HDMI cable and switch the display back to “DESKTOP.” Once you have the display working, turn up the sound on your computer, and then you can Step 3: Set your output adjust the speaker volume from the podium or cabinet.

Display settings vary depending on which computer you use. For school computers and Step 5: Present!

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Top: Kamakana Tataipu is president of the Hawaiian Association.

Bottom: Men practice to tell the story of Jonathan Napela. Center: Amanda Hee practices for Culture Night. Photos by Andrea Marshall

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Culture Night Prep: Hawaii Telling the story of early Hawaiian convert Jonathan Napela through hula B Y SAM AN TH A DAYN E S

The Hawaii Student Association aims to encourage the Aloha spirit while capturing the story of one of the most famed Hawaiian Mormons, Jonathan Napela, through its Culture Night performance, said organizers.

Members of the Hawaiian SA are preparing to tell Napela’s story with hula. Napela was among the first Hawaiian converts and translated the Book of Mormon into the Hawaiian language with George Q. Cannon, according to a BYU-Hawaii devotional address by English Professor Ned Williams in 2005. A statue of Napela and Cannon stands in front of the Cannon Activities Center, where Culture Night will be performed.

The hula will tell the story of Napela’s early life, his work as a missionary and his love life.

The girl’s dance is about how his wife contracted leprosy and his subsequent visit to Moloka’i.

Napela eventually passed away from leprosy himself, Williams said in his devotional address.

Celeste Grinnell, an exercise and sports science major from Washington, is participating in the Hawaiian SA for her first Culture Night. She said the association is unique due to the graceful style of hula. “I like how beautiful the movements are, and you feel really connected to the story just through the dancing,” said Grinnell.

The ballroom where the Hawaiian SA meets to practice in the evenings is full of students from different cultures.

Throughout the practice, students are guided by music while following instructors, mirroring them as they learn the structured yet graceful dance style.

Kamakana Tataipu, a senior majoring in biomedical biology from Oahu, serves as president of the Hawaiian Association. He explained, “Our theme for this year is called ‘Pupuahi i holomua,’ which is to ‘Unite to move forward.’ So

that’s our overall goal; to unite everybody to move forward in a common cause.”

Tataipu explained the Hawaiian SA is special because it can be spiritual as well as social: “Everybody hears about the ‘Aloha spirit,’ but until you can be a part of the Hawaiian culture, you won’t really understand the Aloha spirit.”

Tataipu said he has been dancing hula for five years. He emphasized the challenges of learning the dance. “People come from different backgrounds: people who have danced hula, people who have not danced hula ever, so it’s a little challenging. But it’s funny because I didn’t grow up dancing myself.”

Makana Rapozo, a junior majoring in International Cultural Studies and minoring in Hawaiian Studies from the Big Island, has been dancing hula since she was 6 years old. She said learning hula is just like learning any other dance; “For those who aren’t familiar with the dance, it’s kind of hard to grasp at the start. If you just keep practicing, you’ll get better.”

Rapozo has been in the Hawaiian SA since 2014.

She said, “Our chapter is one of the most diverse chapters.

We’re in Hawaii, so everyone from all different countries comes to Hawaii to learn more about the dance.”

Rapozo added, “Here in Laie, you learn a lot about other Polynesian cultures, especially Samoan, Tongan, and Maori.

They are all great too, but I think we should focus more on Hawaiian [culture] sometimes.”

Both Grinnell and Rapozo said they encourage others to try out the Hawaiian SA. Grinnell said, “I mean, you live here! You might as well join the Hawaiian one.”

The Hawaiian SA meets every Tuesday and Thursday in the Aloha Center Ballroom from 9-11 p.m.

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Emily Todd and Bel Credo practice for Tahiti’s Culture Night performance. Photos by Andrea Marshall and Stop Khemthorn

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Culture Night Prep: Singapore & Malaysia Countries combine to highlight ‘Bollywood’ and Borneo dances B Y DAN N A O SU M O

The Singapore and Malaysia Student Association plan to incorporate a mix of Indian and Borneo dance in this year’s annual Culture Night, said President Kelvin Tan, a senior business major from Malaysia.

The performance, according to Tan, includes a Bollywood-styled dance to the song “Balle Balle”

by Pooja Shetty Singh. Adrian Ang, the association’s secretary and junior TESOL major from Malaysia, said he thinks the dance is true to their culture because Singapore and Malaysia are multicultural with majority of the population of Chinese, Malay, or Indian descent.

Ang explained they decided on the Indian dance because there were already other Chinese SAs doing Chinese performances. “We wanted to expand out. We wanted to make this performance different by ordering the colorful Indian Punjabi costumes from Indian stalls in Malaysia,” said Ang. “It is also good that we have Catherine who is a traditional Indian dancer who has the experience and skills to teach the group.”

Catherine Kumar, a sophomore majoring in TESOL from Malaysia, is choreographing the dance.

Kumar said she is excited to perform the dance because Culture Night is the best way to let people know about Singapore and Malaysia. “Since I came to BYUH, there are many people who do not know about this chapter. I thought that there was going to be less than 10 people joining the performance, but I was so impressed with the dancers, and each practice there are new people,” said Kumar.

One of those new dancers is Emily Leapai, a sophomore studying elementary education from Washington, who said she joined the association

after being invited by a friend. “I love being part of this performance and club because there is so much positive energy from the choreographer and dancers,” said Leapai.

She said she is excited to wear the costumes.

“Because it’s from Malaysia itself, I feel so much more in tune with the culture,” Leapai continued.

Following the Indian dance, several performers will exhibit the Sarawak culture in a Borneo warrior dance, said Tan, who explained they decided to perform this dance because it shows another part of their culture.

“Malaysia consists of East and West Malaysia.

East Malaysia is considered Borneo, where they have an unique culture and dialect,” said Tan. He said he is grateful for the huge turnout to the practices. “There are a lot of people who are really interested in the Bollywood dance. Many of the Polynesians, such as a Fijian with Indian descent, are joining us, which makes it more fun,” added Tan. Madison Lenhart, a senior from Utah studying anthropology and Hawaiian studies, said she served her mission in the Singapore mission and wanted to be part of the culture.

Lenhart said she is happy the performance represents the Singaporean and Malaysian culture.

“I am so impressed that we started practicing so early so we would be prepared because this club is so small we want to make an impression and let people know more about it,” said Lenhart.

Ethan Roberts, a senior computer science major from California, said he joined the Culture Night group because he said he had seen how fun the association’s performance was last year. “This year’s performance is a lot more upbeat and faster paced, which is fun and entertaining.”

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IOSEPA Missionary of the sea B Y ERIC HACHE N B E R G E R Students sanding one of the hulls of the Iosepa. Photos by Kelsie Carlson

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ith the Iosepa scheduled to depart on May 23, 2016, the crew is learning about the creation of the canoe, its gospel-centered mission, and the hard work it will take to make it through the voyage.

In the 1970s, the movement to preserve the Hawaiian legacy by reconstructing ancient canoes started with the building of the canoe Hokulea. The Polynesian Voyaging Society “brought back the ancient way of voyaging,” said BYU-Hawaii alumni and crew member Berit Gatoloai from Germany.

Soon, institutions and clubs wanted to follow the example of The Polynesian Voyaging Society, said master carver Kawika Eskaran. It was no different with the BYU-Hawaii Hawaiian Studies Department. In the mid 1990s, the department, led by Uncle Bill Wallace, launched a project to build a canoe in the year 2000.

In March of 2001, Eskaran, the master carver and captain for the upcoming voyage, together with Kuione Pulotu from Tonga, carver for the Tongan royal family, started to work on the seven massive logs delivered several months before, said Eskaran.

“As we were building, people were skeptical,” said Eskaran.

Normally a canoe of this size has a building process from five to 20 years. People criticized the carvers, saying the wood was too heavy and the canoe would sink as soon as it would hit the water, Eskaran recalled.

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“Being on this journey sets you up for life.You will learn a work ethic second to none.You will be worked to the point where you feel like you are going to die.”

-Kawika Eskaran

Nevertheless, the hand of the Lord was over the project.

“Kuione and I would say prayers every day before we started work. We were looking for guidance and help. There were so many times when problems were posed to us and we didn’t know how to figure it out,” said Eskaran. Dreams, visions, miraculous guidance and help of ancestors also accompanied the construction, he said.

After two months, as the canoe started to take shape, there was a huge stir, according

to Eskaran. Newspaper and television stations wanted to cover the process of construction.

Berit Gatoloai said, “Students and community members and even people from all over the island...the other islands and the mainland, came together to help.”

Eskaran shared the challenge of the bent crossbeams bearing the deck and connecting the two hulls. They chose to make seven beams, representing the seven dispensations of the gospel. When they only had enough material for one attempt,

suddenly an old teacher of Eskaran, a retired canoe builder in his 80s, showed up and was there to assist them.

After the astonishingly short time of eight months, the canoe was finished. “It was a miracle,” said Eskaran. “Totally unheard of.”

Eskaran explained the many symbols the canoe carries, and its special mission to serve, teach and testify of the gospel to all who come in contact with it. “The hull on the right hand side, the male side, the side of

strength, represents Lehi. On the left hand side, the side of nurturing, the side closer to the heart, you have Sariah.” Lehi and Sariah are people in the Book of Mormon. “ You have this duality in all things. Once the two were joined with the beams, a new name was given to the canoe: Joseph, or Iosepa, the son born to Lehi and Sariah in the wilderness.”

He continued, “All the major pieces on the canoe bear names of individuals or things in church history that will allow us

to tell a story wherever we dock.

The canoe becomes a missionary companion so we can open up dialogue and talk about the church.”

Since the beginning of the Fall 2015 Semester, the 11 crew members, comprised of students from various countries, have been working every day to prepare the canoe for the journey, while they prepare themselves as well.

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said Berit Gatoloai. She said the students work outside from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with only a single two-hour break for five days a week. “The past weeks have been a physical, mental and spiritual preparation,” she said.

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to realize it is more of a spiritual learning and growth. A lot of people look at the Iosepa and just see a canoe you sail around on, have fun and all these cool experiences. I was one of them. As I have worked with the Iosepa and learned about its proper mission, I have come to understand that it is a missionary companion.”

Pi’ilani Watson, a junior majoring in business from Maui, lamented not really being raised in her culture. Throughout high school, she said she always wanted to get in touch with her

Hawaiian roots. Working on the Iosepa has helped her to make this long-held wish a reality. “It is really important to me to preserve this culture now that I have gotten to know what it is. I get to share it with all the tourists who come visit.”

Eskaran said the Iosepa is very different from other canoes, which are meant for travel. The Iosepa’s goal is to provide service to the islands. Once the crew docks, they look for opportunities to serve. “I know in the past they have helped, for example,

to put away Kiawe trees and dig out wells for spring water,” said Watson.

Berit Gatoloai said, “Overall, the Iosepa has changed my attitude about my everyday life, which is pretty amazing, but it is the purpose of the Iosepa to change our habits. It has changed me to work with purpose every day.”

Watson was affected in a similar way. “I have gained a deeper love for my ancestors,” she said. “Being around the Iosepa has made me more spiritual.

Uncle Kawika even says Iosepa is a spirit. We have to connect with him. We learn to talk to him. We have to be one with him.”

Eskaran said, “I have told my students that if they come and all they learn is to sail, then I have failed. Being on this journey sets you up for life.You will learn a work ethic second to none.

You will be worked to the point where you feel like you are going to die.”

He said such work is necessary for survival on the ocean. “If we are in a storm and we need

all hands on deck and the storm continues for 24 hours, 48 hours or longer, they have to stand without sleep and do it so we all can survive it. I have done that, but it is not easy.”

“In about every sail we have, there is a young man and a young woman who will find each other,” he said. “In those storms, the young man will see the young woman rise to the occasion. When most guys would be cowering and hide, some of the girls are just magnificent.

They will be steering in the huge

waves and being blasted by all of it. He will see that girl and say, ‘That is the kind wife I want to have. That is the kind of girl I want to have raise my children.’

And vice versa. Everything you bring out there will be magnified 10 times. If you are lazy, it will show. If you are a man of steel, it will show, too.”

Eskaran continued, “You can get the gospel in the classroom in a Book of Mormon class,” he said, “but when you are out there on the ocean with nothing there but you and your Maker,

that’s where you really can put things into proper perspective and get hands-on. Miraculous things have happened. When people were injured, we have given priesthood blessings on the canoe. When the weather worsened, they have prayed storms away.”

Laauli Gatoloai said, “We are about 70 to 80 percent ready.

We only have to do a few touchups at the bottom and refurbish it. It took a bit of a beating on the last voyage.”

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She said, “I feel like I have a combination of cultures. I identify with both. I can’t identify with just one.” Photos

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Third Culture Kids Growing up in a different culture than their family’s makes identity a complex thing for these students B Y SAM AN TH A DAYN E S

Third Culture Kids, or TCKs, are students who were raised in a culture outside of their parents’ culture for a significant part of their childhood.

Born in one country and raised in another, TCKs grow up living in a country outside that of their nationality and find it difficult to classify themselves as only one culture. Many TCKs move often and have lived in several different countries.

Rica Revillo, a sophomore majoring in business management, is a Third Culture Kid who was born in the Philippines, but has also lived in Japan, Ohio, and Singapore. For her, home isn’t a place, it is a people. She usually tells people the Philippines is her home because her extended family lives there.

However, Revillo doesn’t think it will stay that way for long. She said, “A lot of my family members are going to move somewhere else outside of the Philippines—California, Salt Lake. So I feel like in the future I won’t call Philippines home anymore once everyone moves out.”

Sophomore Phoebe Wardle, a sophomore majoring in hospitality & tourism management, says she is from Shanghai. Wardle speaks fluent Mandarin and English and has lived in Shanghai her entire life, even though her

“You make really strong relationships with people from around the world, but I don’t think a person can ever get used to saying goodbye to a country.”

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family is American and she was born in Minnesota. Wardle only lived in the Midwestern state for three months and feels no ties there. “All I know about it is the Mall of America,” she said with a laugh.

Wardle said she feels like she didn’t get the “normal American teenager” experience like she’s seen in movies, but she said she’s grateful she had the chance to experience so many different cultures.

Wardle described Shanghai as a melting pot of European, American, and Asian communities, and said by living there, she’s become more openminded and accepting of different cultures. She explained, “I feel like I have a combination of cultures. I identify with both, I can’t identify with just one.”

Megan Sanders, a sophomore majoring in social work, has spent the last 12 years living in Dubai, and was born in Utah and has also lived in Ohio and Japan. She said one of the reasons she chose BYUH is she is used to living in places with lots of diversity. “I’ve never been around a lot of white people…

There’s just so many different cultures and races [in Dubai]. My school was an international school and it had over 60 different nationalities in it.”

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Most people are confused by the TCK experience. Sanders explained, “It’s annoying when people ask you where you’re from and you’re like ‘I’m from Dubai’ and they’re like ‘No you’re not.You’re American.’ No one knows what a TCK is. No one knows how to identify with them.”

Revillo added, “The majority of the population are people who’ve only been raised in one country. So when teachers ask questions like, ‘Why is your English so good?’ they’re like, ‘What [nationality] are you really?’”

Defining a nationality is tricky.

Third Culture Kids often find it difficult to feel like they belong in the country they have citizenship in because they don’t live in that country.

They can also feel like outsiders in the nation where they live. For example, Wardle said it was hard to feel accepted by the Chinese people because she is white. “If you don’t speak Chinese, they’ll be kind of rude about it, and then for you to speak Chinese in China it’s like, ‘This girl’s amazing!’”

Revillo said the greatest challenge is saying goodbye to so many close friends. For TCKs, saying goodbye as they move from place to place and letting go becomes routine. Revillo explained, “You make really strong relationships with people from around the world, but I don’t think a person can ever get used to saying goodbye to a country, a place where they lived in and have made friends. I thought it was crazy hard.”

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“It’s annoying when people ask you where you’re from and you’re like ‘I’m from Dubai’ and they’re like ‘No you’re not, you’re American.’ No one knows what a TCK is. No one knows how to identify with them.”

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Sanders added that knowing so many people allows her to be open to new ideas, concepts and cultures, more so than people who have lived in the same place their whole lives. “We have a different view than most would, and we’ve witnessed and had firsthand experiences with people.

“And sometimes it makes me so sad because people are like ‘Muslim.

Terrorist,’ and I’m like, ‘No, my school was mostly Muslim and I had best friends who were Muslim.’”

Revillo explained the most important thing she has learned from living in so many different places is respect. Although those who come to BYUH straight from their home country may experience some culture shock and have a hard time understanding people from other cultures, Revillo and TCKs don’t: “For me it’s like, ‘Oh well, that’s their culture.’ I went to international schools my whole life.

[TCKs] know what’s different, so I’m used to people having different mannerisms.”

All three of the above-mentioned TCKs found that, in moving to Hawaii, there were little things about the new culture and setting they found strange.

Sanders said, “It’s hard to explain, but in Dubai, light switches are different, doorknobs are different, every single thing is different.”

Wardle laughed, “The coins still mess me up. It’s terrible. In China there’s only two coins. Whereas here in the States, they’re like, ‘This is a dime.’

Why do they have different names for them? Why can’t you just say 10?’”

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in this section Sister Susan W. Tanner, and professors Chad Ford and Matthew Bowen consider how the biblical city of Enoch can apply to building Zion in the present

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Editor’s Note: Inspired by a devotional address by BYU-Hawaii President John S. Tanner and his wife, Susan W. Tanner, on March 8 called “More Holiness Give Me,” Ke Alaka‘i journalist Eric Hachenberger talked with members of the BYUH ohana about the Prophet Enoch’s personal journey and the creation of a Zion society. He compares it to people’s individual journeys to sanctification and the building of Zion on campus and throughout the world.

Enoch – From weakness to strength More than 5,000 years ago, Enoch, a young lad with a speech impediment, was called to be a prophet of the Lord while journeying from the now forgotten land of Cainan. That call triggered a change in the young man, making him like a rider on a white horse, to whom “a crown was given ... and [who] went forth conquering, and to conquer,” as the Apostle John wrote 3,000 years later in the New Testament, according to Elder Bruce R. McConkie. Enoch became a preacher of righteousness on whose shoulders rested the weight of an entire dispensation.

Professor Matthew Bowen from the BYUHawaii Religion Department, said children with speech impediments are frequently subjected to the same ridicule and abuse Enoch must have experienced.

From that point the Lord made Enoch’s greatest weakness his greatest strength, Bowen continued, “This is how the atonement of Jesus Christ has the power to transform us. Enoch is getting a transformative education. It takes him from being the least qualified speaker to being the person who’s spoken word was greater than perhaps any other mortal’s who has ever lived.”

Bowen explained Enoch’s word became so great that even nature responded to him.

The Lord’s invitation to Enoch in Moses 6 was to commit to walk with him in faith: “Behold my Spirit is upon you, wherefore all thy words

will I justify; and the mountains shall flee before you, and the rivers shall turn from their course; and thou shalt abide in me, and I in you; therefore walk with me.” Enoch obeyed and became genuine gold. But the story doesn’t end there.

Bowen said Enoch becomes the prototype, square one, for the building of Zion. “Where does purity of heart happen?” Bowen continued. “It happens individually, one by one, which then creates the state where the people become of one heart and one mind.”

President John S. Tanner said during the March 8 devotional: “The scriptures teach that God’s laws should be written not merely on tables of stone but on the fleshly tables of the heart. The Lord wants to put the law in His people’s ‘inward parts’ and write it in their hearts. Only then, He says, shall I, the Lord, truly be ‘their God, and they shall be my people.’ This is what it means to become the Lord’s holy people. It is to have the gospel deep in our hearts so that our lives can be sanctified and holy, like a temple.”

Speaking of the prophecies about BYUH, Sister Tanner, the First Lady of campus, said in an interview, “President McKay talks about the kind of peace that comes from living the commandments and keeping the covenants. That is what Enoch had to learn, too. He had to make and keep covenants with the Father. That is exactly where this Zion society starts.”

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Zion – The Perfect Society “God showed Enoch Zion personally by transforming him,” said Bowen. The lad, being made mighty through the grace of Christ, began to leaven the society around him that was falling into deep apostasy.

Though it was no easy endeavor to change a culture, one by one, Enoch established a group of people who lived in righteousness. “It looked like there is Zion even before they built the city,” said Bowen.

Professor Chad Ford, director of the David O. McKay Center, pointed out the importance of diligence and patience in peace building. “You can imagine Enoch spearheading this for a really long time.”

Once the hearts of his disciples were unified, Ford said, and an “interpersonal, cultural and structural change” occurred, they were able to create a city where, according to Moses 7:18, “there was no poor among them.”

Enoch first helped make the change happen in the people’s hearts, said Ford, after which a city without poverty could be built.

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“The description of Enoch’s Zion shows forth a pattern,” said Ford. “While they personally ‘dwelt in righteousness,’ as explained in Moses 7:18, the phrase having ‘no poor among them’ means they actually went and changed the social structures on the ground.”

Sister Tanner added the reason for the long-lasting success of the Nephite Zion as found in Fourth Nephi in the Book of Mormon, was: “The love of God which did dwell in the hearts of the people.”

Referring to teachings of President Tanner, she explained, “The preposition ‘of’ can mean three things: Love for God, love from god, and love like God. So the Nephites felt love of God, from Him and loved others like He loves. It is all encompassing.”

“The only time in all of human history,” wrote Elder Neal A. Maxwell, “when a whole people’s righteousness did not relapse was in the City of Enoch. And it all began with a young man who was less than sure of himself.”

The City of Zion became a beacon for all following dispensations – an ideal

to strive for.Yet it was never achieved in that extent again. Bowen said either Zion becomes so righteous the world cannot bear its presence anymore, or it starts to crumble.

“The Zion society that the Nephites had ends up falling apart,” he said, just as it was with the Israelites and when Joseph Smith tried to integrate the Law of Consecration among the early Saints.

Bowen asked, “How did the people of Enoch establish boundaries that allow Zion to retain its character? The answer is found in Moses 7:16, ‘But the Lord came and dwelt with his people.’ That is what’s keeping it up.”

LDS scholar Monte S. Nyman wrote, “Those who attain the status of a Zion-people are entitled to the Lord’s protection. They are they who walk with God literally and/ or figuratively.”

After 365 years of preaching, teaching, fighting, prophesying and building, Enoch’s city was taken up into heaven, but it left a legacy on the earth that resounds loudly among Latter-day Saints after more than five millennia.

BYU-Hawaii – Creating Zion in the heart “In 1921, President David O. McKay, then a young member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, came to Laie as part of a world tour to visit the church’s missions,” said Istvan Bordas, a sophomore from Hungary studying hospitality and tourism management.

Bordas works in the McKay Foyer and gives tours to visitors and prospective students. “Elder McKay saw the people from different nationalities and backgrounds at the Laie Mission School flag-raising ceremony,” said Bordas. This triggered his vision of a school of education being built at this special location.

“President McKay had to wait more than 30 years to see his vision of BYUH unfold,” said Ford. Again, his patience paid off. It was at the dedication in 1955 where he prophesied, “From this school… will go men and women whose influence will be felt

for good towards the establishment of peace internationally.”

This was a lofty goal for a small town in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, yet in God’s eyes it was a place where the lives of young men and women could change like the young lad of old.

“Enoch is the first peacebuilder in the scriptures,” said Ford. “He is faced with this great conflict – that man hates his own blood. To me, Enoch is in this really unique situation.

He is young and not necessarily wellspoken and not sure what he is going to do. I tie it back to the students who come to BYUH and are faced with the prophecy and purpose of the school.”

Sister Tanner said,“When you come as an outsider, to a place that is striving to be Zion, you feel a spirit.

The spirit of the community affects those who join. They look around and

say, ‘I want to be part of this. I want to make my contribution to this whole.’”

Bordas said understanding the cultural backgrounds is a major way students can fulfill this prophecy.

“Even if you come from places where we see other cultures, it is nothing compared to here. We have close to 80 counties represented... For peace internationally, you have to understand that there is something beyond culture – something godly.

The gospel ties us together.”

Bordas added, “If we find what is common in us all, see the humanity in each other, we can help establish peace better.”

Once Zion is embedded deeply in students’ hearts, once they have become “genuine gold... they will leaven the whole lot,” as President McKay envisioned..

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Peace Internationally – Preparing the world for the Second Coming From the change of a single heart through partnership with the Lord, Christ again employs the pattern of Enoch and Zion to build international peace through students, faculty and staff of BYUH. “The scriptures always present the problem of how to defeat evil,” said Ford.

Drawing on the incident when Jesus’ apostles were unable to cast out an evil spirit, Ford continued, “There are two reasons: One is we put it all on us with our human strength, economic systems and scientific knowledge. We have tried to solve things that way for thousands of years and just don’t get rid of poverty and violence.

“The other one is we try to pray it away, putting it all on God. In this moment, God reveals to Enoch it is going to take a partnership.”

Enoch had to “go and do” and open his mouth in order for the Lord to fill it, Ford said, as if God would say to Enoch, “‘You go and if there are mountains or rivers in the way, I remove them.’ It requires a partnership.”

In Moses 7:18, Ford said, God lays out the formula for the Second Coming. “We have to be of one heart and one mind and

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eradicate poverty in Zion. Then that’s a place God can come back to.”

Sister Tanner added, “The goal is to send people back out to be a light, a leaven or a catalyst in their area and create Zion wherever they are. It is not so much about being in this little city that is going to be taken up into heaven. It is about being in this city, being touched by this spirit so that you then can spread it.”

“When we travel other places,” she continued, “we see our graduates now having families, being church leaders and being leaders in their businesses. We see light in them. It is the light of the gospel and the way you live.”

The fulfillment of the BYUH prophesy is ongoing. “What I really appreciate about President Tanner is that he helps us recognize we are still under that vision,” said Ford.

“I feel President McKay’s spirit still resides here. If we are patient and stay under that vision, we can do it here.”

Ford continued, “If that is our mission, then we should have a unique curriculum and goal that in every aspect of a student’s life they are all introduced repeatedly to what it means to build Zion; whether it be

in Housing, Financial Aid, in taking a biology, peacebuilding or social work class. It is man and God. It has to permeate the culture here.”

Though he commented on great individuals who are engaged in this cause, Ford pointed out the lack of a cohesive connection.

“That is the standard we are trying to live. It needs to be thought about in the hales, in Food Services, Student Employment, in the PCC, in classes and in church.

Students get those little pockets here and there, but pockets aren’t enough to make large scale cultural change. Wouldn’t it be great if our GE program would be built around Zion-building? Our students would walk from this place with knowledge, inspiration and tools for their communities and start building.”

“I have seen a renewed emphasis on it lately. This is part of President Tanner’s vision,” Ford said, adding he feels BYUH is walking in the right direction.

“You have to become holy yourself, and then you can become a city of holiness too,” Sister Tanner concluded.

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More than 15 million people are suffering displacement in several centers of conflict, all over the African continent due to violence, poverty and human rights abuse.

Africa More than 4 million refugees have fled Syria and another 7.5 million have been displaced due to the ongoing wars and conflict in the Middle East.

Middle East & Europe

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Refugees displaced over the years

Violence caused by transnational, organized, criminal armed groups pose a major challenge in Central America, causing citizens to seek refuge in bordering countries or asylum in the United States.

Central America Due to systematic violence and persecution in Myanmar, more than 250,000 people of the Muslim minority have fled Myanmar to bordering South East Asian countries since 2012.

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“Prayerfully determine what you can do— according to your own time and circumstance —to serve the refugees living in your neighborhoods and communities.”

-Linda K. Burton “They come looking for education, employment and most Sixty million refugees at the end of 2015 is a devastating reality. Nevimportantly to get away from the trouble their homelands are in,” said ertheless, the story of someone forced to leave home and country due Baird. Though they receive houses from the government and are safe, to crime, terror, corruption and war is the story of the one. they don’t know how to take the next step.

“The Savior knows how it feels to be a refugee—He was one,” “The greatest aid,” said Keyes, “is to help people get settled in said Elder Patrick Kearon from Britain in the April 2016 General some ways.” Though physical and geographical settlement done by Conference. But not only did Christ develop charitable empathy by the respective governments and financial donations of local citizens walking this path, He also became the greatest example of how to are surely included, the personal interaction and social integration of relieve the wounds of people injured by war, persecution and the loss refugees are of the greatest importance. of home, country and family.

Keyes said he believes the best thing to do to help refugees is to Initiated during the General Women’s Session of the April 2016 serve. “That is the quick answer, though it is not easily done,” he stated.

General Conference, the church united its humanitarian relief efforts “Most people are afraid of the refugees. We fear they will bring all their with more than 70 organizations in Europe and elsewhere, under the problems with them and make them our problems.” If people are hesimotto, ‘I Was a Stranger.’ It echoes the call of Antonio Guterres, Unittant to embrace strangers of a different culture, language and religion, ed Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. “Never has there been a greater need for tolerance, compassion and solidarity with people who they would much rather just give some money. This is, however, is not the best way, according to Keyes. have lost everything,” Guterres stated in an interview with Reuters.

Fears are usually about things people don’t know and understand, “Everybody who is a refugee overwhelmingly feels powerless,” taught Keyes. “The more we get to know the people and their stories, said Elder Randall Keyes, a service missionary working in the Counthe more comfortable we become in our interactions with them.” seling Center, comparing it to the feeling of having the rug pulled Getting involved in volunteer work helps individuals overcome from underneath one’s feet. “In life we want to feel personal power. the gap of fear between native and stranger. “You end up caring for, When we feel powerless, we also can’t predict or control the future. liking and eventually loving the people you serve,” said Keyes. “We Those two things create trauma.”

Developing countries bordering conflict zones still host the lion’s hear about that in connection to serving a mission all the time, but it is true in almost any volunteer work.” share of the strangers in the form of refugees, the United Nations Baird drew parallels to his own coming to BYU-Hawaii. “It takes reported. While the world is running into the danger of a growing time. When I first came here as a freshman, I was a bit tense. But once “resentment” and “politicization of refugees,” as stated by the United I got past the first semester, I listened to, talked to, and got to know Nations, the LDS Church is focused on ministering to the one.

“Begin on your knees in prayer,” counseled Elder Kearon, who as people from other countries. Now that I am actually friends with them, know them and where they are from, it makes a huge difference. A lot president of the Europe Area, has witnessed first-hand the drama the war in Syria is causing in Europe. “Then think in terms of doing some- of students come here and feel so far away from home. But then, once they find those friends and family away from home, this place becomes thing close to home, in your own community,” he continued, “where home for them.” you will find people who need help in adapting to their new circumJun Gyu Choi, a junior from South Korea majoring in hospitalstances. The ultimate aim is their rehabilitation to an industrious and ity and tourism management, reflected on a similar situation in his self-reliant life.” country of origin. “A lot of people try to escape from North Korea Mason Baird, a sophomore from Washington majoring in business management, served his mission in Elder Kearon’s native country through China because of the ongoing conflict, contention and war.”

The refugee crisis in South Korea has been going on for more than 50 of England. There, thousands of refugees have gathered over the years. Although the government helps refugees with their immediate years, which Baird considered was Kearon’s reason to address this needs, Choi remembered engaging in service projects during high special topic.

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school. “We just went and were their friends. They are the same people as I am. There was this kindred spirit.”

This resonates with Elder Kearon’s promise, “Meeting refugee families and hearing their stories with your own ears, and not from a screen or newspaper, will change you. Real friendships will develop and will foster compassion and successful integration.”

Baird remembered the refugees in England being very humble and more likely to listen to the missionaries. “They are sometimes a bit hesitant to join the church, because they are used to so much persecution from their religions. A lot of fear is still in there, but they open up more and more.” He remembered it gave the members opportunities to give service, invite them to activities, welcome them to their homes, feed

them a nice meal, and give them a family in a country where they have nobody.

Kearon said, “The possibilities for us to lend a hand and be a friend are endless.You might help resettled refugees learn their host country language, update their work skills, or practice job interviewing.You could offer to mentor a family or a single mother as they transition to an unfamiliar culture, even with something as simple as accompanying them to the grocery store or the school.”

Though mixing cultures causes tension, Baird said the gospel is a way to find common ground. “That is why Latter-day Saints play such a key role in holding countries together. They are this happy medium where they allow people to associate, feel safe and loved.”

Top and bottom right: Refugees from Syria settle in Canada. Bottom left: Northern Cameroon has the Minawao Refugee Camp.

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Six percent of Hawaiian residents adhere to Buddhism, a faith of Asian origin, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Buddhism is established upon the teachings of an Indian prince named Siddhartha, explained Piyadassi Thera, a famous Buddhist author.

Thera wrote about Siddhartha’s life: he was born to an extremely protective father who hid him away in a palace so he would never see old age, sickness, or death. Eventually the young prince left his sheltered life behind and encountered the things his father wished to shield him from.

Siddhartha was deeply troubled by the difficulties he came across and wanted to find a way to eliminate anguish from the world, Thera wrote.

Later in his life, Siddhartha encountered a monk who seemed to be especially peaceful and happy. The prince learned the monk had given up all his desire for earthly pleasures in search of freedom from worldly suffering, taught Thera. Siddhartha was inspired by the monk, gave up his desires, and spent the next six years searching for the path to enlightenment through meditation, Thera explained.

According to buddhanet.net, “As he meditated, Siddhartha let go of all outside disturbances and memories of pleasures from the past. He let go of all worldly thoughts and turned his mind to finding the ultimate truth about life. He asked himself, ‘How does suffering start? How can one be free from suffering?’”

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“In the law of causation, I am responsible for everything that happens to me.

If I change my action to you, you will change your reaction to me. I cannot change anyone but myself, so I should change myself and everyone will change because of what I put out,” -Jo-Ann Ozaki

himself in a previous life. Then he saw how beings are born and reborn based on their karma, which is a belief system that teaches people will be rewarded in a next life based on how they acted in their current life, according to The Buddha Dharma Education Association.

Siddhartha then saw doing good deeds would lead a person to peace and away from sorrow. “Finally, he became completely free from thinking in a way that caused him any suffering. This freedom is called nirvana.

At the age of 35, Siddhartha became the Buddha, ‘the Supreme Enlightened One,’” it says on buddhanet.net.

After Siddhartha became Buddha, he went about teaching the path to nirvana he had discovered, building a following that is now 488 million people strong, according to Thera and research by the Pew Research Center.

The ultimate goal in Buddhism is to reach this state of nirvana, which is the end of the rebirthing cycle, reads buddhanet.net. “The word nirvana comes from the Pali word meaning ‘to blow out’ and refers to the extinguishing of the fires of greed, hatred and delusion.” Nirvana is what Siddhartha himself described as “the ultimate happiness,” and is something anyone can attain if his instructions are followed sincerely and carefully, wrote The Buddha Dharma Education Association.

The words and teachings of Siddhartha, after he became the Buddha, are recorded in the Pali Canon, which is used as scripture by most

Buddhists, explained Stop Khemthorn, a senior majoring in international cultural studies from Bangkok, Thailand.

Khemthorn was a Buddhist before converting to the LDS faith.

Khemthorn explained many Buddhist men in their 20s will decide to go to a Buddhist temple and serve as a monk for a short period of time, which is similar to the LDS missionary program. “They leave home and stay in the temple, learn the scriptures, and preach the doctrine. When they become a monk, they also need to keep special monk commandments.”

Khemthorn said most monks serve in a temple for around a month, but there is no limit for how long one can stay.

One of the core beliefs studied by Buddhists worldwide is what Jo-Ann Ozaki calls the law of causation. Ozaki is the director of ritual and education at the Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Church of Hawaii. “In the law of causation, I am responsible for everything that happens to me. If I change my action to you, you will change your reaction to me. I cannot change anyone but myself, so I should change myself and everyone will change because of what I put out,” explained Ozaki.

Ozaki explained how the law of causation is all about accountability.

She said if person A hits person B and person B hits person A back, person A has no right to be mad at person B. This is because person B only hit person A because person A hit first. The law of causation is knowing not to hit person B in the first place, not only to respect person B, but also to remove

THE 5 PRECEPTS

Do not kill Do not steal Do not be unfaithful Do not lie Do not take intoxicants

the possibility of person B hitting back, Ozaki continued.

Another cherished doctrine Ozaki discussed is the belief in respecting and being grateful for all things, both animate and inanimate. She elaborated by saying everything has a piece of the Buddha in it. He was the creator of everything on the earth before he came down in his incarnate form; as such, there is a little bit of him in everything, she explained. Buddhists believe in being grateful for all things tangible, as well as their knowledge of the Buddha’s teachings and their ancestors who gave them life, Ozaki said.

Khemthorn described the Buddhist belief of reincarnation, an ideology common throughout other South Asian religions. “[Buddhists] believe celebrities and other goodlooking people did a lot of good merits in their previous life, which is why they got a pretty face and a good job in this life,” Khemthorn explained. He also said if a person does enough bad things in their lives, there is a chance they will be born again in the form of an animal after they die.

Along with the previously mentioned principles, Buddhism relies on a series of commandments known as the five precepts: “Do not kill, steal, be unfaithful to [your spouse], lie, or take intoxicants.” Disobeying the precepts gives the offender negative karma and distances them from their enlightenment, according to The Buddha Dharma Education Association.

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The Angel, Part II of III The air was still. The afternoon was the warm aftermath of a bright summer day.

The sunlight shined golden across the world, giving the mountains and woods great depth.

Alma looked at his companions as they were walking along the forest road, a proud group of aspiring young men.

Ammon, Aaron, Omner and Himni. Tall, strong, convincing, influential. The time had come to break all the meaningless and shackling traditions of their fathers. A church! Alma laughed internally.

“Will we be able to reach the city of Manti before nightfall?” asked Omner.

Alma laughed again, this time vocally.

“You are such a pretty girl, Omner!” he teased him. “Don’t worry. We’ll find you a comfortable bed for the night.”

They walked downstream, the crystal clear river bordering the road.

“I have heard the people of Manti are quite faithful to their God as well,” mentioned Aaron.

“Gideon was also a tough city,” answered his brother Ammon. “Success wasn’t imminent, but we got most of them notwithstanding their stubbornness. Our disciples will take care of its final decline.”

“I have never doubted our course to fail!” spoke Alma as if to himself. “Zarahemla is crumbling. Once we have crushed all the surrounding cities, this great capital

can no longer stay out of the conflict and dwell in laziness. The end of this preposterous church has come.”

“Our fathers are still influential!” said Aaron. He seemed to be having one of his gloomy days.

“Both are old,” Alma said. “With the right amount of luck, we won’t have to deal with them much longer.”

Ammon agreed. “The time for a new rule has come.”

They hid behind a great rock on the riverbank when a horse wagon passed in the opposite direction. The time to go about openly in rebellion hadn’t come yet, but it was imminent.

The day was about to fade when they reached a wooden bridge crossing the water. A cliff prevented them from crossing any other way.

Alma slowed down his step as he saw the fog ascending from underneath the bridge. Before he could make sense of it, lighting struck.

A bolt of blinding white light fell from heaven, illuminating the surroundings.

Clouds fell upon them, as if intending to grasp the men. Alma planted his feet firmly in the ground, his sword in hand, ready to defend and attack.

He focused on the place where the lighting had hit the ground. A man stood there, clothed in brightness white as snow

and with a countenance of fury. Alma, more in reaction than reason, stormed forward, the blade risen.

The angel opened his mouth and, as he spoke, the world tore apart. Rocks crumbled, water roared and the bridge underneath Alma’s feet exploded. Thrown backwards by the force of God’s wrath, he fell amidst his companions, unable to stand. The sword was lost in the mists of the clouds that had gathered to shield the angel’s approach.

For a moment, Alma felt nothing but pain. He had no idea what words the angel was pronouncing as the whole world seemed to move, but they hurt like thunder beating on him.

“Alma!” The voice was so soft as if spoken by a loving father, yet piercing like sharpened daggers. “Arise and stand forth!”

Obedience seemed inevitable. So Alma arose on the trembling ground. Although tormented in body, his hatred was still upon him. If he had his sword, he would have launched against the angel once more.

“Why persecutest thou the church of God?” A thousand reasons flooded through Alma’s mind like meltwaters of spring. But no more power lay in his tongue to pronounce them.

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“This is my church, and I will establish it; and nothing shall overthrow it, save it is the transgression of my people.”

Alma tried to raise his hand to shield his eyes from the light radiating from the heavenly appearance. But it was to no avail. Every syllable of the divine message drained more of his strength, hammer blow after hammer blow against the crumbling wall of his rebellion.

His companions lay on the ground, unsuccessfully attempting to crawl away from the manifestation of God’s supreme power. Alma had no choice but to face the angel.

“Behold, the Lord hath heard the prayers of his people, and also the prayers of his servant, Alma, who is thy father.”

Alma tried to resist these words, tried to keep them out of his head. I don’t want to hear that! His father’s love added to the peak of pain mounting in his chest. Still, he tried to raise walls against the light.

“He has prayed with much faith concerning thee,” the voice proclaimed solemnly, “that thou mightest be brought to the knowledge of the truth.” Alma fell down on one knee, unable to maintain his balance in the fiery storm originating from the messenger. The earth seemed to be torn asunder. And so felt his soul.

“Therefore,” continued the angel, “for this purpose have I come to convince thee of the power and authority of God, that the prayers of his servants might be answered according to their faith.”

“Impossible!” Alma cried, feeling an incredible ripping inside of himself. Ammon, risen from his fall, laid a hand on Alma’s shoulder. “Impossible!” He repeated with renewed determination.

“Behold, can ye dispute the power of God?” The sentence tore Ammon back to the vibrating ground. “For behold, doth not my voice shake the earth? And can ye not also behold me before you?

And I am sent from God.” The angel, walking over the remainders of the bridge, approached Alma. There was nothing he wanted more than to turn away. The angel could kill him in an instant. He had lost all power.

“Now I say unto thee,” the herald addressed him. “Go, and remember the captivity of thy fathers in the land of Helam, and in the land of Nephi; and remember how great things he has done for them; for they were in bondage, and he has delivered them.”

Something in Alma broke. In the face of this divine presence, a particular memory rushed through his head. A young boy, skinny from growing too fast, was running through a meadow. It had been a meadow of peace, a place of refuge, of lightheartedness. And while the boy was still running through the field, it caught fire.

Alma was swallowed up in the memory of his childhood, of seeing once more how captivity befell his people, his family, himself.

Again with all clarity he experienced the pain his father, his mother, his brothers and sisters had suffered. He saw his father praying fervently to God for deliverance and eventually for the strength to endure.

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The moment the burdens of the people of Helam were lifted, the vision vanished. None could deliver them but the Lord their God. Those were words in Alma’s mind that hadn’t originated from himself. In this moment, he understood. God had broken the yoke that had been cast upon the people of Helam.

He had been delivered before, unknowingly. For years his father had taught him these words, yet still he worked against them as if they were a disease.

“It is all a lie!” Alma’s last intent to resist and maintain his pride sounded hollow even in his own ears.

“Alma, go thy way, and seek to destroy the church no more, that their prayers may be answered, and this even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.”

The angel departed as with a clash of lightning and took all divinity with him. Clouds and thunder, the shaking ground and the burning trees.

Silence fell over the five companions. The river was still gurgling steadily, the light wind moved the twigs in soft waves and the sun’s light was fading into a peaceful memory. Nothing had changed.

The bridge still stood as if it were only waiting for them to cross, the cliff stood upright with no signs of any destruction.

Everything had happened inside their souls. Alma’s eyelids were spread as if he had never closed them in his life. Even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off. The words of the angel resounded inside him like an eternal echo, rolling over and over again through his thoughts. “Do I want to be cast off?”

The astonishment made him shiver. What he had experienced was the state of his own soul. His choices and actions were tearing it into pieces.

His life’s mission was over. God had simply sent one single messenger. Alma’s father was victorious. The church would prevail.

Alma awoke to the awareness of all this, but it was just the dregs of a filled and bitter cup. Everything his father had ever taught him was true. The church he had intended to destroy was the kingdom of an almighty creator. That creator was a Father he had offended by his conduct and way of being.

In awareness of his own malice, Alma shattered.

Alma turned around, not moving his feet. He saw Ammon on his knees, bracing his hands against the ground to bear the burden of guilt resting on his back. He saw Aaron, his arm over his eyes in an attempt to hide himself from seeing his iniquities unfurled before his feet. He saw Omner with tears of sorrow running down his face.

He saw Himni on his back, shivering uncontrollably.

The men were a picture of devastation.

Alma looked up into the sky. “Fall upon me, ye mountains!” It was a fleeting thought of hope before the weight of sin dropped on him without mercy. The impact drained all his strength immediately.

Numb, he dropped to the ground.

Darkness befell him. Even if thou wilt of thyself be cast off.

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Tita’s Grill & Catering B Y DAXO N L E VI N E

“We’re like the cafeteria of the North Shore. Everybody comes here.”

-Lukela Kalama

Toast and cocoa rice is a favorite college student breakfast. Opposite page: Lukela Kalama takes orders at the window. Photos by Kelsie Carlson and Zach Konecki

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“No one has aloha like here,” said Lukela Kalama from Laie while taking orders at Tita’s Grill in Kahuku. “We’re like the cafeteria of the North Shore. Everybody comes here.You can come here barefoot with your family. All of our chefs really love everyone and you can taste that in the food. That’s different than anywhere else.”

Located at 56-485 Kamehameha Hwy in Kahuku, right across the street from Kahuku High School, Tita’s Grill is open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Local favorites include Kalbi & Shrimp, the Mini Pounder, Garlic Shrimp, and BYU-Hawaii students’ No. 1 order: Cocoa Rice.

“You know what the students like?” said Kalama. “We’re out of Cocoa Rice because they come and eat it all. Toast and Cocoa Rice, it comes out to $2.10. College students don’t have a lot of money, but it fills them. That’s what the college kids come for.”

From the kitchen, head chef Sia Taotofi from Hau’ula, said it’s the greatest place she’s ever worked. “This is the best place. It will make you feel like home. It’s a family-oriented place. No one feels left out here. Everyone is involved and welcome to eat here anytime they want.”

Kalama’s Auntie Myra and Uncle Junior Ah You own Tita’s Grill. “It’s beautiful to work for the Ah Yous,” said Kalama. “And they really just love everyone. They’re like these huge people in the community. It’s been one of the nicest places I’ve ever worked. I love hanging out at this window taking orders.

It’s the dumbest thing, I know, but I just love meeting everybody.”

Check out what BYU-Hawaii students have to say about Tita’s Grill and submit your own reviews at byuhlocalfood.tk.Your review could be featured in our next article.

Mini Pounder

Garlic Fries First Name Tita’s Grill is incredible. I’ve yet to order anything off the menu that isn’t wonderful. The amount of food you get for how much you pay is very worth it. There’s nothing better than a fresh slice of bread and cocoa rice early in the morning!

Kayla

Tita’s Grill is the best place to eat on the island!! No lies!! The food is made out of love and service!! The owners have nothing but charity and love for this island and all people in general. So grateful to have a company with values that show through food presentation and through food preparation. No doubt the best food they have on the menu is Koko Alaisa (Cocoa Rice) and Polynesian Fresh Bread!!

Laina

I love the food the Tita’s Grill provides. The food is great for a great price. I love their breakfast sandwiches and their cocoa rice. For me, the trip to Kahuku is well worth it.

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BYU study abroad Students leave familiar classroom setting to study internationally B Y DAN N A O SU M O

The International Study Program is one of the most exciting opportunities BYU has to offer students and helps widen perspectives on life, according to three BYU-Hawaii students who participated in study abroad programs.

“Structured school education is important because it gives you one sort of education, but going out and experiencing things gives you a different type of education and helps you be prepared before going out in the real world,” said Lauren Steimle, a senior art major from California who went on a European study abroad for six weeks during the 2015 Spring Term. She said she travelled to France, Belgium, London, England, Slovenia, Italy, and Greece.

As part of her program, Steimle said she was assigned to go to museums and do photo assignments relating to history and photography. Students were also given a lot of free time to try food and explore the

sites, according to Steimle. “We were able to visit so many places where we would only read a book or from a class which allowed me to connect to the artists.”

Steimle said she put in a lot of personal effort to be part of study abroad. She explained there were no advertisements about the program or people encouraging her to do it. “I was the one who searched online, applied, went to Financial Aid, so it was hard. But I’m so glad that I did,” she said. Steimle described it as “one of the best choices” she has made in her life.

She encouraged more students from BYUH to join. Out of the 40 students in the program, Steimle said she was the only one from BYUH, whereas the rest were from Provo. “Search out ways to obtain financial aid. Other schools can help you study abroad, especially amongst the BYU community,” said Steimle.

As stated in its website, the BYU International Study Program allows students

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Left: Oia, Santorini, Greece has notable architecture overlooking the Agean Sea.. Right: Students visit ruins while on study abroad in Israel. Photos courtesy of Lauren Steimle, Taylor Polson, Sarah King and Mackenzie McLeod

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to choose from a variety of international experiences, with 116 programs in 57 countries, along with the option to create your own internship in the country of your choice.

Sarah King, a junior studying hospitality and tourism management from Arizona, said she was nervous to be part of the BYU Jerusalem Center study abroad because it felt like she was “wasting a semester.”

However, King said the trip helped shape who she is today. “It was a special time to explore the world, and I’ll never forget the joys I got to see,” explained King. She said 80 students and professors in the program—two from BYUH—stayed together in an Arab neighborhood and had the same schedule. “We would all wake up, eat breakfast, go to classes and travel at the same time, which was fun,” said King.

King said her favorite part of studying abroad was the excessive amount of travelling. She said they went on at least one field trip a week and even spent a 10-day field trip to the Sea of Galilee.

King said she experienced a “really big culture shock” because it was a new place, with new people, food and smells. She said she had first-time experiences where she saw Muslims have prayer five times a day, heard gunshots, and always had to be in groups of three for safety reasons. But King still called it “her home” and learned about dedication from the people.

King said anyone from BYU schools is able to participate in the study abroad program. She recalled the reason why she participated was for the gospel and cultural learning, but she said there are many options of programs where it can relate to a specific major.

Taylor Polson, a senior ICS communications major from Colorado, was the other of the two students in the BYU Jerusalem Center program. With similar sentiments as King, he said, “That trip changed my perspective on religion and middle eastern politics.

I got to see them as people and not just as people on the news.”

Polson said he enjoyed the field trips because as they were studying the Old and New Testaments in class, and they were able to visit the places they were learning and reading about. “We were able to visit Jordan, Turkey and Istanbul. And as I got to know the historical context, the Bible made a lot more sense,” said Polson.

He encouraged others to try and study abroad through government grants, scholarships or through the Financial Aid Department. “It is worth it because it will give you a well-rounded education.You would be able to be taught by a non-member local Palestinian teacher and a Jewish teacher.You can gain new perspectives and change your life,” said Polson.

BYU study abroad is administered through BYU’s David M. Kennedy Center and more information can be found at kennedy. byu.edu/isp/.

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Glenda S. Directo, a junior majoring in business management from the Philippines, said, “We don’t go on dates with multiple people at the same time.”

She recognized that as one of the biggest different between the dating culture at BYUH and in the Philippines. “If you want go on a date with another person, you have to stop going out with the one you date now,” said Directo.

She also found people get into relationships or even marriages in a short time, which is very different from Filipino dating culture. Directo said, “It takes a long time to date before you get into a relationship, usually at least a few months.”

When it comes to how she feels about the dating norms at BYUH and the United States, Directo said she is still not used to it. Along with courting multiple people and dating here and there before marriage, Directo also feels Americans are more comfortable with physical touch than Asians. “It’s a little bit hard to date someone who does not understand my culture,” she said.

Soram Yun, a BYUH alum from South Korea, considered how people’s interests in who they want to date are different than those of Koreans.

“Guys here are looking for the girls who are more outdoorsy or active, not just feminine. And guys in Korea are interested and attracted to the girls who are really girly.”

Yun also pointed out people here find different traits attractive. She mentioned because Korea is not very ethnically diverse, people have many stereotypes of how men and women should behave.

“It’s a unique campus where all sorts of cultures come in,” said Yun, describing the dating culture at BYUH. Yun also said she has changed when it comes to dating. “In BYUH culture, I have changed; like my tastes, my expectations for guys,” said Yun. Orr Papalii Brown, a senior majoring in international cultural studies from Samoa, said dating is

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a family involvement in Samoan culture. Brown said men have to ask permission from the woman’s parents before the two go on a date. “Parents are really strict and sensitive about who their kids are dating,” said Brown.

He said dating is a very serious subject in Samoa and dating here seems to be more casual. Brown explained because dating might lead to marriage, it’s important to be serious once people start dating.

“Parents are really conscious that we may do something bad, hurting the girl, or breaking up…something like that,” he said.

Brown mentioned how a girl’s family and relatives need to be informed about who she is going out with. “Because we are in a small country, a small island, it is really easy to meet anyone in any place,” he said. Brown said if a girl’s family and relatives are not informed, they may be concerned if they see a stranger with her.

Cassis Boateng, a senior from Ghana majoring in psychology, said in Ghana, the word dating refers to something more like friendship and does not necessarily refer to romantic relations. “Like going out and having fun but not serious. And you cannot make out and hold hands with that person,” explained Boateng.

He added any physical affection is done in private. Comparing it with America, he said it is really hard to kiss someone publicly in Ghana, even for couples. “Even for a married couple, you hardly see them holding hands in Ghana.”

When it comes to approaching someone you are attracted to in Ghana, Boateng said one observes from afar. “In America, people call that ‘stalking,’ but that’s what we do,” he added. After distanced observation, if attraction persists, one confesses their admiration by saying, “I like you,” or even “I love you,” to them, instead of saying, “I want to date you.” Boateng clarified saying, “I want to date you,” is offensive in Ghana. “If you say that, it means you view that person like a prostitute,” he said.

Boateng said people in Ghana are straightforward. He explained it’s common to tell others you love them whether or not it is an expression of friendly love or romantic love. “The only time it goes serious in Ghana is when you say, ‘I want you to be my wife,’” said Boateng.

Dating people from different cultures, students say, can be more serious in other countries than at BYU-Hawaii where casual dating or dating in groups is common Students Kaitlyn Bourne from Utah, and Luo Yan from China, portray BYUH dating situations.

Photos by Stop Khemthorn

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DATE IDEAS BYU-Hawaii students shared the best date ideas that students should do that are memorable, meaningful, and creative.

BY DAN N A O S U M O

The Elephant Truck 59-432 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa Description: A food truck striving to serve fresh, quality Thai dishes with friendly vibes in a country setting, according to its website.

Website: kevin-sutavee.squarespace.com Activities: Dinner and a view at sunset or nighttime when they light up their candles.

Price: $11-$17

Hearts For Animals Ranch 55-080 Kamehameha Hwy Description: Non-profit organization that allows sessions with its horses that help people address challenges in life. It allows volunteers to help fix fences, create shelters, feed or groom animals.

Website: heartsforanimals.org Activities: volunteer work, grooming horses, hike.

Price: Free

Pacific SkyDiving Center 68-760 Farrington Highway,Waialua Description: A Skydiving Center over the North Shore of Oahu with Tandem jumps from 8,000-24,000FT. Website: pacificskydivinghonolulu.com Activities: skydiving.

Price: $149- $179

Chinaman’s Hat Across from the Kualoa Ranch and off of Kualoa Beach Park Description: An island opposite Kaneohe Bay that looks like a rice picker hat.

Activities: Snorkeling, hiking.

Price: Free

Electric Beach/Sunset Beach/Sharks Cove Electric Beach- 92-301 Farrington Hwy / Sunset Beach- Sunset Beach Sharks Cove- 59-712 Kamehameha Hwy Description: Beautiful beaches and snorkeling places Activities: Picture Scavenger Hunt.

Price: Free

Lucy Balmas, a sophomore biomedical major from Chicago, pointed out that sunset is the best time to go because “there have beautiful candlelit wooden stairs”. She added that other food trucks are located nearby providing more food options.

“This is a great way to do something fun and helpful,” said Jared Wilson, a sophomore biomedical major from Washington. He said it also offers a small hike overlooking Laie.

“I love hikes and it is cool to overlook the school and the temple,” said Wilson.

“I have never done it but this would be the ultimate dream date,” said Fortunato Lamoglia III, a freshman education major from the Philippines. He explained it would be a great accomplishment as a couple.

“This is a great date because we get to do multiple things in one area,” said Gayla Prakash, a freshman hospitality and tourism major from Fiji. She pointed out it would be a good idea to bring a hammock and watch a movie.

Kona Fetu’u, a freshman in elementary education from Tonga, added, “At night, I had an experience where my date smashed glow sticks and put it into a golf ball. We went to the beach and just played some games and see who could throw it the farthest.”