The March 2004 BYU-Hawaii Alumni Association e-Newsletter contains the following:
The steering committee of the 2005 Golden Jubilee celebration -- co-chaired by Dr. Vernice Wineera ('77, English) and Dr. Rex Frandsen ('68, Business Management) -- recently released a preliminary schedule of activities.
Before going over the list, however, please take note of the following important points:
Now, here's the preliminary schedule:
From This School... October 16-23, 2005 |
| Sunday, October 16: Celebrating the Prophetic Promise, a musical fireside featuring community cultural choirs. |
| Monday, October 17: A Fine Arts Department art exhibit (all day). Music in the Mall, spotlighting the talents of alumni (throughout the day). A golf tournament at Turtle Bay Resort and other non-golfing activities. The Alumni Association chapter chair conference (8:00-4:00). The alumni sports challenge at noon, and Family Home Evening with alumni, donors and students. |
| Tuesday, October
18: Celebrating the Prophetic Promise devotional, 10 a.m. in the CAC. Career connections with alumni from noon to 2 p.m. A reception for alumni, students, faculty, staff and community members from 5:30-7 p.m. An Evening of Reminiscences: Alumni sharing stories and experiences of CCH/BYU-Hawaii. The honored alumni awards recipients will also be named at this event. |
| Wednesday, October 19: Temple sessions in the morning, with the rest of the day open (for swap meet, beach, etc.). A reception for VIPs, alumni, students, faculty, staff and donors at 6 p.m. At 7:30 p.m. in the CAC a Fine Arts Evening with speeches, dance, music, Alma Mater winners and a laser light show finale. |
| Thursday, October 20: President's Leadership Council meetings, 8:00-4:00. Lectures, forums and seminars for students at 8:30 a.m. The devotional at 10 a.m. in the CAC will feature a General Authority. There will be a luncheon for VIPs, donors and honored alumni and students at 11:30 a.m. Lectures, forums and seminars for students at 1 p.m. The donor/international student banquet in the Old Gym. A Holoku Ball at 8 p.m. in the CAC. |
| Friday, October 21: PCC Day (tentatively with a member of the First Presidency and guests). More lectures, forums and seminars for students at 8:30 a.m. A Jubilee barbecue at 11 a.m. Dedication of the PCC's Hawaiian village expansion and halau wa'a for the Iosepa. The PCC luau at 5 p.m. The night show at 7:30 p.m. Alumni Showcase performances at 9 p.m. and a BYUHSA dance at 11 p.m. |
| Saturday, October 22: Jubilee tree planting in the morning. Fulfilling the Promise, a pageant in the McKay Foyer from 9:00-11:00 a.m. The Jubilee community parade at 11:30 a.m. The Jubilee foodfest from 4:00-9:00 p.m. A performance by the BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir and an ensemble from the Honolulu Symphony. |
| Sunday, October 23: A Regional Conference (tentatively with a member of the First Presidency) at 10 a.m. in the CAC. |
As you can see, the Jubilee is going to be a marvelous experience. The Steering committee and sub-committees are working hard. Also, earlier this year, President Shumway asked the University 'ohana (family) of faculty and staff members to "double, even quadruple" their efforts "to do the very best we can" in preparing for the Golden Jubilee in 2005.
"The Jubilee is not simply a standard or routine celebration dictated by a calendar," he said. "It is a time to reflect deeply and ponder seriously what the Lord hath wrought in this place in which you and I are a living part."
"More than anything, brothers and sisters, I pray we can all sense deeply and personally the historical significance of this particular time in our lives and in the life of the University, that as we prepare for the Jubilee year, the eyes of our understanding will open, our hearts will soften and our courage and spiritual fortitude will increase, and our determination to do the very best we can will double, even quadruple."
"The Jubilee is not simply a standard or routine celebration dictated by the calendar," President Shumway stressed. "It is a time to reflect deeply and ponder seriously what the Lord hath wrought in this place in which you and I are a living part."
From time to time, the Alumni e-Newsletter will bring you further updates on Golden Jubilee activities and plans. You can also go to http://www.byuh.edu/jubilee/, although this site is still under development.
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Dr. Peters
-- Photo by Monique Saenz |
A Latter-day Saint communications scholar from the University of Iowa recently spoke with BYU-Hawaii intercultural communications students about the cross-over relationship that exists between media, or mass communications, and conversation, or interpersonal communications.
"Media and conversation are things which pervade our everyday lives," said Dr. John D. Peters, a BYU undergraduate and Stanford Ph.D. who is now a leader in the philosophy of communication. "But how should we think of these things as scholars and citizens?"
Peters said many disciplines and theories have converged on the ideas "in the past couple of decades that conversation is a good thing, that conversation is something that guarantees justice in interaction, that conversation is fair, that it's warm, that it opens up opportunities for people to participate."
"On the other hand, a lot of people have said where there is no conversation, that's where alienation, loneliness, and despair start to step in."
"One common vision of this is the couch potato. It's easier to see other people as couch potatoes," Peters continued, pointing out that when some people watch TV they feel like they're "highly involved."
He explained that Harold Adams Innes, a Canadian historian, was one of the first to claim that "modern media were destroying culture" because it was mechanically "destroying conversation." Of course, Peters added, Innes was "complaining about the newspaper. He died before there even was television."
"There's this idea floating around that mass communication, or media, has taken away our ability to talk back: We listen passively to the radio. We read the newspaper like dolts. We sit there passively watching the television…that we're not really actively engaged."
"There this consensus, this convergence, that conversation is active, it's good, it's critical. It allows people to express themselves. It's democratic." Conversely, the lack of conversation is "bad. It makes you stupid and boring."
Peters said communications studies raise similar sentiments by showing a gap between mass and interpersonal communications. "Mass communications is one-way: Messages go from a few people who put the shows together to many. It's institutional…and impersonal. On the other hand we feel that interpersonal communication is face-to-face. It's interactive. It goes two ways."
"It's actually not that simple," Peters said, tossing out the modern ideas of "the conversationalization of media, and the mediazation of conversation."
"What we've seen in the 20th century is the tendency of the mass media to take over ways of speaking which occur in face-to-face settings," he continued, explaining that starting in the 1920s the British Broadcasting Company in Great Britain started out using the best public speakers, then preachers, skilled orators and even poets, who all "died over the radio. What they discovered is people listening to the radio don't feel like they're in a big crowd of people. They want to be spoken to in a very personal way."
"Of course, radio allowed millions of people to hear the same message at the same time. That was a big breakthrough. But it's not mass communications in the sense that it's impersonal or that it's not supposed to be interactive," Peters said. "Radio, in order to be successful, had to learn how to be conversational."
"What we've seen over the 20th century is an effort on the part of mass communicators to mimic, to appropriate, to take over the styles and tone of everyday talk — to try to sound more conversational."
This, he said, led to what several social scientists have dubbed parasocial interaction: "For example, I have this deep relationship with all kinds of media personalities who don't really know me back."
Switching to the second half of his topic, Peters said, "in interpersonal communications a lot of the habits and thoughts of mass media have been absorbed."
"Simply, we use a lot of media to carry on our everyday lives," he continued, demonstrating by asking how many of the students carried cell phones [most], use e-mail [all]. "Do any of you write snail-mail letters any more?" [a few].
"For most of us, speaking over the telephone is very natural, but it's kind of weird, because it's a machine for interpersonal communications."
"We use machines to communicate. More and more we're getting used to this kind of ‘address gap,' or delays in response," Peters said, pointing out he has "colleagues who take it personally if you don't answer an e-mail the same day. What does it mean if you leave messages for people and they don't call you back? There are all these delays."
"I think the idea that mass communications is impersonal, and therefore bad, is wrong," Peters said. "I'm perfectly happy that we can have President Hinckley mass communicate to me."
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The queen of
Tonga meets with Tongan students in the Snow Administration
Building at BYU-Hawaii -- Photo
by Wally Barrus |
Queen
of Tonga
visits BYU-Hawaii
H.R.H.
Queen Halaevalu Mata'aho of the Kingdom of Tonga, wife
of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, recently visited
BYU-Hawaii to complete an
interview with President Eric B. Shumway.
President Shumway, a noted Tongan language scholar, will use the interview
in the final segment of a video trilogy he has produced on Tongan culture.
Her Majesty and the Tongan students who also visited with her were dressed in mourning black in honor of her son, Prince Ma'atu, who recently passed away. Following the interview, the queen spent the rest of the afternoon and evening at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Men's
basketball team wins NCAA II regionals opener, but
loses second game
After a
dramatic 67-61 win over the University of Alaska-Anchorage in
the first-round of the NCAA Division II regional tournament, the BYU-Hawaii
men's basketball team lost their second match to Humboldt. Junior forward
Jake
Chrisman was named to the NCAA II West Regional All-Tournament team
for
his performance in the tournament. Chrisman was also named to the Daktronics
NCAA II All-West Region First Team as
voted on by the region's College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA). Chrisman
was the only Pacific West Conference player named
to either the first or second team in the three-conference region. Read
more...
Also of note on the basketball scene, Fox Sports Net's program NCAA On Campus recently included a segment highlighting the Seasiders' nine married basketball players, believed to be the most on any roster in the NCAA. The segment aired March 19, 20, 26 and 27.
Tennis: In tennis, the top-ranked BYU-Hawaii national championship women's team continues to defeat all comers, as they recently won their 84th consecutive dual match. The lady Seasiders, who now stand at 18-0 for the season, have only lost one match in the last 172. The men's team has accumulated an 16-2 record so far this season as of publishing deadline.
Women's volleyball: The BYU-Hawaii women’s volleyball team dropped an exhibition match on March 17 to visiting Nittaidai University of Japan, who also went on to defeat the U of H women's team on the same tour.
For more news of BYU-Hawaii athletics...
Alumni
Two
CCH alumni are among the several hundred new mission leaders
who report to their fields of labor in July: Nina Woodbury
Booth ('67)
will accompany her husband, Russell
K. Booth, a former president of the BYU Alumni
Association, to the Nigeria Lagos Mission; and Siaosi "George"
Moleni ('69)
has been called to preside over the Tonga Nukualofa Mission.
Three
more alumni receive Silver Beaver Awards
Three
BYU-Hawaii alumni recently received Silver Beaver Awards for
their extensive service to Scouting at the Council
level:
"This is the first time we've ever had three from the same district. The Silver Beaver is the highest award anyone can receive at the council level," explained long-time Laie Scouting leader Emma Ernestburg ('74, Music) who received the same award in 1971. She received Scouting's Silver Antelope Award in 1996 for exceptional service at the regional level. Her husband, Bill Ernestburg, earned the Silver Beaver Award in 1972.
Other alumni known to have earned Scouting's Silver Beaver Award include Ralph E. Woolley, Dr. Patrick Dalton, Richard N. Kiyabu, Waha Elkington, Willard Kekauoha, Norman Kaluhiokalani, Herman Paleka, Steward Bell Jr., Faigalilo Aiu, Earl Veloria, President-Elect Les Steward, Alexander Erbe, Finau Hafoka, Dr. Inoke Funaki and Joseph Ahuna.
Alumni
directory:
Mahalo to those who responded to the Harris Publishing
Company, which is compiling a directory for the association. For more information,
contact the alumni office, or update your recods at alumni@byuh.edu.
Big
Island tour:
Borrowing
a page from our Provo "cousins," the Association is exploring
the viability of sponsoring alumni tours by trying one this summer to
the Big Island. If there's enough interest, for four-to-five
days we'll tour Hawaii toward the end of June or in early July under
the guidance of outstanding cultural and other experts. We'll meet with
local alumni, take in a Kona temple session, and also enjoy religious
and inspirational instruction from a well-known visiting tour leader.
The details -- including costs -- are still being developed; but please let
us know if you are interested in joining this first-ever tour.
And if the first one works, we're looking at doing more in the future: perhaps starting with a Hawaii cruise next year before or after the Golden Jubilee celebration. What do you think?
Ma
Manuhi'i fund:
We encourage all CCH/BYU-Hawaii to donate to the Ma Manuhi'i Endowment
Fund, which provides scholarships and includes provisions for matching funds
for qualified donors. For
further information or clarification, contact the LDS Foundation office in
the Snow Administration Building, phone 808-293-3925. Alumni may also contact
the Alumni Affairs office at 808-293-3648 for additional information regarding
their personal and chapter contributions.
Utah
chapter:
Vai
Laumatia ('82, History) announced the Utah chapter
will hold its annual scholarship golf tournament on June 12, 2004, at the East
Bay course in Provo. "We invite all the Alumni and friends who want to
participate to contact me or Sue Settle ('92)
at 801-371-0741. This is going to be fun and enjoyable for everyone, and we
will have a Polynesian luau afterward."
1955-60s
Here's a bit of history from someone who helped make it: Norman Tong ('55), who now lives in Orem, Utah, was the freshman class president in CCH's first year. "I submitted the name Ke Alaka'i for the school newspaper. Though I was elected student body president the next year, I left to join the US Navy shortly after school began. After serving a mission in Japan, I married (Shirley Kazuko Yonemori) and earned my bachelor's degree at the University of California Long Beach in 1968."
Jocelyn Tanabe Pukahi ('59, Business) is a recreational specialist at Camp Pendleton, and lives in nearby Oceanside, California.
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Tiva
Ieli Sievinen ('68, Elementary Education),
left, who is originally from Rotuma, uses skills
she learned at the Polynesian Cultural Center to
help teach a class of Cuban immigrant students
near her home in Stuart, Florida. The class teacher
wrote, "My students were soon dancing
to the Hukilau and greeting each other with ALOHA!" |
John Keawe ('61, History/Social Sciences), who is retired and lives in Auburn, Washington, said his days at CCH were "a time of enlightenment, growth and a wonderful spiritual environment to meet and share with the people and culture of other lands."
James Greene ('61) and his wife, JoAnn Taylor Greene ('63), live in Rexburg, where he has taught Child and Family Studies for the past 24 years at BYU-Idaho and she runs her own home kitchen machine business. James, who served in the Southern Far East Mission after leaving CCH, writes: "I came from a non-member and an inactive member family with no encouragement to serve a mission. My roommate at CCH had just returned from a mission, and because of his influence and the atmosphere at the school, I left after one semester to serve my mission." She writes: "I had a wonderful experience at CCH and retain fond memories of many people and activities. I loved my Maori, Haole and Japanese roommates and loved studying Maori dancing and Hawaiian music. My experiences in a school play, clubs and accompanying various singing groups brought me into close contact with students from many different cultures whom I learned to love. This diversity has enriched my life and influenced my attitudes." JoAnn added she and her husband spent a year teaching English in China through the BYU Kennedy Center.
Warren Trueblood ('68), former technical director at PCC, still does similar work in and around Georgetown, California. "I have my own company from which I do design and CAD for electrical and lighting (residential, commercial and theatrical), photography, woodwork and restoration of antique lighting."
1970s
Beverly Eiser Markham ('70, Sociology) came to CCH from Australia and served a mission in Japan after graduating (she first spent three months in the Asia-Pacific Language Training Mission which, in those days, was located in old Men's Dorm I). She and her family lived in Pennsylvania for 20 years, but now live in Prescott, Arizona. "I really miss Hawaii and the spirit of aloha. To me, the days spent at CCH were magical and wonderful and full of happy memories," she writes.
Peggy Moses Huffaker ('71) is the receptionist for the governor of Utah. "CCH was a wonderful experience! Not only did I meet my husband there [Timothy Huffaker ('71)] , but many other wonderful people as well. It's been a long time since I've had contact with anyone, so I'd love to get an email from you."
Stephen K.T. Lee ('77, Accounting) is the recorder in the Hong Kong Temple.
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Wellman |
1980s
Tom Wellman ('81), who started in '76, then served a mission in Pennsylvania, returned to campus for a couple of years before transferring to Provo and graduating in accounting, was recently promoted to vice president, controller and treasurer for Alexander & Baldwin, one of Hawaii's largest companies. "Attending BYU-Hawaii provided a wonderful perspective on a world that I had never seen before -- new cultures, languages, foods, literature, philosophies, and peoples. I fell in love with Polynesia and now, nearly 30 years later, I'm still here. Some of the best memories were with Showcase Hawaii and the A Capella Choir (that was Dr. Jim Smith's first year at BYU-Hawaii.) Good thing Ma McDermott had lots of aloe plants growing in the hale: She tended to my sunburns on more occasions than I care to remember!"
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Naresh Chhetry ('88 Business Management), his wife Laura Stack Chhetry ('86) and their four children recently visited campus. He fondly recalls working in the night show at the PCC "and, of course, living and growing intellectually with the faculty and students at the time. The people, environment and weather were perfect, and during this visit it still feels the same." Laura also remembers dancing at the PCC, but her "best memory is meeting my husband." The couple owns Charley's Steakery in the Aurora Mall in Colorado.
1990s
Karen Thorson Buxton ('93, Travel Management), who lives in Monahans, Texas, writes: "A week into my second semester at BYU-Hawaii my father died unexpectedly. I returned to the mainland for a week to attend the funeral. Upon my return to campus I was greeted by compassionate friends, professors, and Church leaders who patiently helped me through the grieving process. My professors were understanding, supportive, and encouraging as I labored diligently to catch up. They also, perhaps without realizing, found opportunities for me to help other students who were experiencing similar trials. My time at BYUH was invaluable. My life has been greatly blessed because of the opportunity I had to attend school in such a unique environment."
Kaure Tamuera Babo ('93, Physical Science Education) now works at the Kiribati Teachers College in Bikenibeu, Tarawa, where he and his wife, Terengaiti Eritara Baabu ('87) also live. He remembers "the 'fatherly and motherly' approach of both faculty and staff members to the students. My experiences at BYU-Hawaii has prepared me personally and spiritually to face my earthly endeavors in Kiribati as a husband, father, a priesthood holder, a public servant and a responsible citizen. BYUH is 'this is the place' for my children and children's children. Tons and tons of Mahalo Nui Loas."
In memoriam: June Forsythe Clawson ('93) recently lost a long battle with illness. June and her family have worked at the Polynesian Cultural Center for many years.
Brent Reed ('93, Hotel and Restaurant Management) lives in Billings, Montana, where he's an insurance agent. Brent, who used to work at PCC before working as a cook in the cafeteria his last two years, said he particularly misses the different cultures and food. "Pa'ulasi Matavao ('99, Physical Education) and myself are the only BYU-Hawaii alumni here," he writes.
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Tuia |
Maureen Tuia ('95, Social Work) also recently visited campus en route home to Auckland, New Zealand, from LDS Family Services training in Orlando, Florida. She said, "Thank goodness for my social work background. I love what I do. It's been a great experience."
Sarah Gerke Moon ('99, English) and her husband, David Moon ('00, Accounting) now live in Salem, Oregon. She writes: "I had wonderful experiences at BYU-Hawaii that broadened my perspective culturally and academically. I learned a lot about other cultures I most likely would not have encountered on the mainland, and in such an immersed, thorough manner. I also had a very involved and dedicated academic experience, finding others who were just as interested in the subject matter as I. I had amazing professors in the English major who truly changed my life and exposed me to a whole new world. Because of the smaller classes, they were able to spend a lot of one-on-one time with me, working with me individually to improve. And, of course, the moral and spiritual bonds shared between my classmates, professors, and I, brought the whole experience together, cementing my personal standards to be immovable, yet inviting my spirit to seek growth."
2000s
Fa'ata'ape Tuilagi ('00, International Business Management) writes: "Thanks for the Newsletter. Whenever I read something about BYU-Hawaii, it reminds me of great things I have done or learned from there. My body is here in Samoa but my spirit is there. Mahalo and soifua."
Nathaniel Hansen ('01, International Cultural Studies-Humanities) and his wife, Felicity Belle Salmon Hansen ('00, Music/Voice) live in Brighton, Massachusetts, where he is the managing editor for camcorderinfo.com.
Danelle A. Fobert ('01, Elementary Education) and her husband, Benjamin Fobert ('01, Social Science Education), now live in San Jose, California. She writes: "My BYU-Hawaii experience continues to be an anchor in my life. The aloha spirit that radiates from the campus floods my memory. I am so thankful that I have been blessed to experience the Polynesian culture and value my education in highest regards."
Editor's
Note:
We received a lot of feedback this issue from
some of our kupuna alumni (from the 50s and 60s): It must have been
the latest issue of BYU-Hawaii Magazine. If you did not get your copy,
please make sure we have your current mailing address. In any case, it was
great to hear from you all. Also, I hope the Jubilee takes on more significance
for you as we share the preliminary schedule of activities. It's interesting
to note that as I've sat in a couple of recent planning meetings and discussions
about the Jubilee, there's a growing sense President McKay's prophecies are
going to become clearer and more pertinent in the coming years . . . and that
you and I have been greatly blessed to play our parts in the first 50. It was
a great experience then, and I'm still proud to be a Seasider today.
— Mike
Foley ('70, TESL)
Editor
and Alumni Association President
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The BYU-Hawaii Alumni Newsletter is published by the University Advancement office, under the direction of Napua Baker ['59-61 and '70-72], Vice President; Rob Wakefield ['75, Asia/Pacific LTM], Director of Communications and Media Relations; and Rowena Reid ['76, Social Work], Alumni Association Director.
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