The February 2005 Alumni eNewsletter contains the following:
BYU-Hawaii economics professor Beth Haynes started the 2005 David O. McKay lecture by noting many things have changed in the world in the half-century since BYU-Hawaii was founded in 1955, while others have changed very little, including "the living standard of the world's poorest."
"The real value of output per person in the 10 poorest countries has remained virtually unchanged over the past 40 years. Over half of the world's population lives on less than two dollars a day. The living conditions of these individuals are often wretched," she said. "Here in Laie we wash our cars and water our grass with water fit to drink while over 40% of the world's population lacks access to improved water or sanitation facilities."
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Professor Beth Haynes — photo
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Such abject poverty, she continued, is a "recognized obstacle" to the "establishment of peace internationally" that David O. McKay foresaw the graduates of BYU-Hawaii accomplishing.
"Part of the fulfillment of President McKay's prophecy may be the role you can play in moving individuals from poverty into prosperity. Indeed, the very education you are receiving here will be the vehicle for bringing some of your families out of poverty. However, your potential impact in alleviating poverty extends far beyond your immediate families and far beyond The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints."
Haynes explained that while poverty is usually defined "as a lack of basic necessities," a more subtle but substantive definition heavily influenced by the work of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen describes it as "an inability to provide oneself with basic necessities. This focus on capabilities allows a more comprehensive understanding of poverty than can be captured in consumption levels alone."
She added that perceptions of poverty vary because "drawing a line of demarcation between poverty and adequacy often seems arbitrary." For example, she pointed out that a small team of students she took to Manila several years ago interviewed several hundred individuals from neighborhoods without indoor plumbing. "A typical block had a pump from which water was hauled home. Further treatment was needed before the water was safe for human consumption. Bottled water was available, but at a price beyond the reach of these families."
Haynes said the student team measured poverty using both an income approach used in government poverty statistics and a standard‑of‑living index based on a series of questions such as, "Do you have access to safe drinking water? Few residents of advanced economies would consider hand pumping, hand carrying and then boiling water 'access to safe drinking water.' Over 90% of the individuals we interviewed answered, yes." In addition, she noted that two students in a class discussion on poverty said, "According to our textbook we come from a poor country, but we never felt poor. We always had plenty to eat. Everyone we knew had plenty to eat."
Such measures "fail to allow for differing cultural values placed on material consumption levels," Haynes continued, pointing out that "charting progress toward the goals of self‑esteem and freedom is more difficult... Feelings of worthlessness and entrapment contribute to a sense of poverty."
Haynes referred to Professor Bruce Kimzey's 1997 McKay lecture which used the following verses from Doctrine and Covenants 104:15-18 to show the relationship between world resources and needs:
And it is my purpose to provide for my saints, for all things are mine. But it must needs be done in mine own way; and behold this is the way that I, the Lord, have decreed to provide for my saints, that the poor shall be exalted, in that the rich are made low. For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare; yea, I prepared all things, and have given unto the children of men to be agents unto themselves. Therefore, if any man shall take of the abundance which I have made, and impart not his portion, according to the law of my gospel, unto the poor and the needy, he shall, with the wicked, lift up his eyes in hell, being in torment.
"How can we move this world of imperfect men and women toward a state of widespread prosperity?" Haynes asked, stressing that "efficient use of the earth's resources is necessary if we are to achieve prosperity for all," and noting "there are two relevant aspects of efficiency: First, we must be productive. We must use resources in ways that maximize output if we are to have prosperity."
"We waste earth's resources when we fail to use them effectively," Haynes said. "We will never be prosperous if we do not produce abundantly. We also waste when output is not distributed in ways that maximize the well‑being of society. This type of waste is known as allocative inefficiency."
"Achieving allocative efficiency requires us to direct resources to their use of highest welfare‑enhancing value," she continued, adding this is very difficult yet incongruous in light of "current estimates that malnourishment afflicts 850 million people worldwide at the same time that ninety-six billion pounds of food are wasted in the U.S. annually and 60 percent of the adult U.S. population is overweight or obese. The culprit is not solely greed, but often obstacles faced in communication and distribution."
Three ways to alleviate poverty
Haynes suggested three ways to alleviate poverty: increasing total output, redistributing goods from the rich to the poor, and redistributing goods to enhance the productivity of the poor — that is, to increase their self-reliance.
Increasing total output: "Growth is essential to alleviating poverty when current output is insufficient to provide necessities for all," Haynes said, quoting President Marion G. Romney: "How can we give if there is nothing there? Food for the hungry cannot come from empty shelves. Money to assist the needy cannot come from an empty purse."
Or as Brigham Young said, "We will have to go to work and get the gold out of the mountains to lay down, if we ever walk in streets paved with gold . . . . My faith does not lead me to think the Lord will provide us with roast pigs, bread already buttered,. . . He will give us the ability to raise the grain, to obtain the fruits of the earth, to make habitations."
Redistribute goods: "Redistribution is the basis of many government and private sector programs. Perhaps the most common examples are seen every day in individual voluntary acts of charity and kindness," Haynes said, warning that "if total production is low enough, poverty would still exist"; or as President Howard W. Hunter referred to it, "poverty equally divided."
"There are significant drawbacks to redistribution of consumption goods as a means to relieve poverty. Without enabling individuals to provide for themselves, dependence remains," Haynes continued. "Perhaps the most severe criticism of the redistribution approach is that it primarily treats the effects of poverty rather than prevents or eliminates poverty."
She also said redistribution has a "negative impact on production. Individual incentives for productivity are diminished both among those of high income, who would not enjoy the full fruits of their labors, and among those of low income, who are provided with necessities regardless of effort."
"One example of this drag on production is beggars," Haynes said. "Evidence indicates many beggars are truly destitute and unable to provide for themselves, yet others choose begging as a profession. Concern exists over increasing evidence not only of professional begging, but also of child trafficking and maiming to enhance their effectiveness as beggars. Professional begging is not only a tragic waste of human productive capacity, but also increases the risk of cynicism in the prosperous, possibly reducing their generosity toward the truly destitute."
"The solutions to poverty are extremely complex, and the balance between too much aid and not enough is very elusive. Our compassion can lead to failure if we give aid without creating independence and self‑reliance in the recipient. However, there is a state of human misery below which no Latter‑day Saint should descend as long as others are living in abundance. Can some of us be content living affluent lifestyles while others cannot afford the chlorine to purify their water?"
Self-reliance: "A third approach to poverty alleviation combines redistribution with output growth. The redistribution is not a transfer of consumption goods but a transfer of inputs and training that enhance the productive capacity of the poor, developing in them the ability to provide for themselves," Haynes said, again quoting President Hunter who preached "the best way to wage a war on poverty is by fostering prosperity and self reliance."
She cited BYU-Hawaii's close working relationship with the Polynesian Cultural Center as an example of helping students help themselves, "by providing educational opportunities to those who could not afford it otherwise. Another example is the Academy for Creating Enterprise in the Philippines, a school founded by Steve and Betty Gibson to teach entrepreneurial skills to poor Filipino returned missionaries."
"As critical as education is, promoting self‑reliance includes far more. It also includes removing other barriers to individual progress, such as limited property rights, limited access to capital, inferior technology and a host of institutional barriers," Haynes said, explaining that microfinance loans "have increased the welfare of 274 million individuals over the past few decades, prompting the United Nations to declare 2005 the International Year of Microcredit."
She added that the various Church welfare and humanitarian programs also help "individuals overcome barriers to their own productivity." Or as President Harold B. Lee said, "It means that those who have leadership, who have skills, who have means, who are willing to contribute, can be put to work with the one who is in need."
"One caution is that the self-reliance approach to poverty alleviation is not a quick fix to an immediate need. Developing self-reliance takes time. It can be easier to give output than to help someone develop self-reliance," Haynes said. Or as Elder Russell M. Nelson put it, "Measures of relief are at best temporary... All people cannot be brought to the same living standards. ...To care fully for the poor, we must help the poor to change... [to] gain a new appreciation of who they are and of their eternal worth. Righteousness, independence, thrift, industry, and self‑reliance become personal goals... In time, in the Lord's 'own way,' the poor will no longer be poor."
"When we reach that state, we will live in a world of prosperity. The self-reliance approach to poverty alleviation is not simply a means to offset the effects of poverty, but can lead to a state in which there is no poverty," Haynes said.
"When I first visited developing countries I was overwhelmed by the extent of poverty, both the degree of suffering and the massive numbers of individuals who knew no other life. How could I, or anyone, put a dent in it? I have learned that poverty is alleviated person by person, though programs can be a vehicle through which they travel. The issue is not one of limited global resources, but of our waste or wise use of them," she added.
Or as President Hinckley recently said to the students of BYU-Hawaii, "This is one of the purposes of your education, to carry from this institution a knowledge of skills which will improve the status of people and their capacity to provide for their needs... Your people need your help and your leadership in building toward a new glory, toward the making of a greater people; ...not selfish, but generous in giving of their abundance to the less fortunate of the earth."
Listen to Dr. Haynes' complete David O. McKay lecture or read the transcript.
Elder Hallstrom: Build on our prophetic
heritage
Elder Donald L. Hallstrom, the member of The First Quorum of the Seventy
who was born and raised in Honolulu, delivered a powerful Founder's Day devotional
address on February 11 in which he expressed gratitude for the people who helped
build the community of Laie, the Temple, the university and the Polynesian Cultural
Center, which have become "a collective jewel in the crown of The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is nothing like these institutions and their
synergistic relationship anywhere else in the Church."
"They accomplish a mission which simply would be left undone were they not to exist. To you who currently bear the responsibility of these organizations — and to you as proxy for the thousands who have come before, upon whose shoulders you stand as you carry on the righteous traditions and fulfill the glorious purposes for which they were formed — I say Thank You, Thank You, Thank You."
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Students, faculty and staff
gather in the Aloha Center on February 11 to observe the 50th anniversary of the founding of BYU-Hawaii — photo by Monique Saenz |
Later in his address, Elder Hallstrom asked, "Are you living true to your heritage? Is the quality of your life reflective of the gratitude you have for your predecessors in the various aspects of your life?" In answer, he encouraged all of us to study the righteous examples of those who came before, and use their positive examples as motivation to improve. "Of course, of all those who have come before, the individual most deserving of our reverence and profound gratitude is the Savior of the World, Jesus the Christ. It is He who set the perfect example."
"My hope for this Golden Jubilee year is that each of us will more fully learn our heritage and honor it; that the attributes of Godliness seen in the lives of others, and most especially in the Redeemer Himself, will be more abundantly part of our character," Elder Hallstrom said. "I praise the goodness of your lives and simply ask that at year's end we be better, as a tribute to those who have come before." Read the complete address...
Following the devotional, Elder Hallstrom and President Shumway led everyone to the Aloha Center for additional comments and the traditional cutting of the birthday cake that marked President David O. McKay's founding of BYU-Hawaii on February 12, 1955.
During the ceremony in the Aloha Center, the winners of this year's Essay Contest were announced, with the first place for native English speakers going to Diane Moore Palmer, a senior from Boise, Idaho; and first place for non-native speakers to Ruby Talataina, a senior biochemistry major from Samoa.
Biggest-yet entrepreneurship conference,
business plan competition
Over 40 visiting entrepreneurs took part in this year's annual School
of Business entrepreneurship conference on February 2-3. As usual, the event
concluded with the business plan competition in which two Mongolian students
walked off with the top prize for developing nations for their proposal to start
up a carpet cleaning and water damage restorative venture; and two mainland students
proposed starting a unique extreme sports park near Phoenix. Read
more about
the competition as well as a
related story.
Jubilee seminar series is set
As part of the jubilee celebration, the BYU-Hawaii David O. McKay Center
for Intercultural Understanding will sponsor a seminar
series over the next several months under the title: An
Influence for Peace: Bringing the Founding Vision Home to Laie:
The series, primarily led by BYU-Hawaii alumni, includes:
Jubilee web site features keep growing ...
Almost every work day, new information and submissions are added to the
BYU-Hawaii Golden
Jubilee web site at w2.byuh.edu/jubilee. The Calendar,
for example, contains the latest updated information on events throughout the
entire 2005 jubilee celebration, while the current day's events are shown on
the jubilee home page.
The Favorite Faculty 'Blog' has really taken off and as of the newsletter's publishing deadline, had approximately 180 postings ranging from CCH's first faculty to those still teaching today. The faculty roster contains approximately 850 names, and we know we're still missing some, especially special instructors over the years. We would sincerely appreciate your input to help us correct any inadvertent mistakes, omissions, etc.
The Scrapbook is also growing, but not as fast as it should be. So, please, dig out your old CCH/BYUH photos and submit them online along with your memories, funny stories, tales of adventure, etc.; or snail-mail them to BYU-Hawaii University Advancement, 55-220 Kulanui Street, Laie, Hawaii 96762. Log on!
Dr. Smith choral alumni to hold a reunion
Alumni and others who sang in any of Dr. James A. Smith's
choirs — including the A Cappella Choir, the Concert Choir,
the Seaside Singers, Chamber Ensemble, Men’s Choir, University
Chorale, Women’s Choir and the community-based Laie Choral
Union — can
now register
online for a two-day reunion, which starts Saturday,
April 9, at 9 a.m. in the Student Multistake Center. The choir alumni
will hold practices for a performance that evening in the CAC, plus enjoy some
food and fun. Dr. Smith is retiring after the spring term.
Mainland teams to withdraw from Pac West
Conference
Montana State University at Billings and Western New Mexico recently announced
their intentions to leave the NCAA Division II Pacific West Conference, effective
July 1, 2005. Their departure leaves the Pac West with only its four island members:
Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University, UH-Hilo and BYU-Hawaii.
"We look forward to this change," said President Shumway, who currently serves as Pac West chair. "We want to keep the Pac West conference together because of the traditional relationships and friendly rivalries that have developed among the four Hawaii universities over the years."
President Shumway explained because NCAA guidelines require at least six participating universities, the Pac West will now lose its automatic recognition as an official conference. "This means rather than receiving automatic berths into NCAA II regionals and finals, the universities from Hawaii will effectively have to earn their way in as independents," he said, adding that the four island schools "are willing to temporarily give up this automatic recognition as a message to the NCAA about the solidarity of our relationships."
He also said the four presidents are looking at other ways to strengthen the conference.
BYU-Hawaii men's basketball: The Seasiders recently "spanked" Montana State-Billings two games in a row at Laie — by whopping scores of 115-84 and 118-84, respectively. The victories were good enough for the Seasiders to take over the visiting Yellowjackets' 8th-place ranking in the NCAA II West Regional Poll (BYUH had previously been in 9th place). Following their most recent game, a loss to Chaminade, the BYU-Hawaii men's record stood at 15-7 overall and 10-3 in the Pac West.
Women's tennis: The Lady Seasiders tennis team broke their own NCAA II record of 103 consecutive dual match victories on February 18 by defeating UH-Hilo. The women's team came back against Hilo on February 19 to make it 105 consecutive dual match victories. The BYU-Hawaii men's tennis team is also undefeated so far this season.
For more BYU-Hawaii sports news...
Golden Jubilee calendars on sale
While supplies last, copies of the beautifully illustrated and informative
BYU-Hawaii Golden Jubilee 2005 calendar are on sale through the Alumni
Association office for $5, including postage. It contains beautiful photos
of the campus, students and valuable historical information.
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The Polynesian Cultural Center invites all BYU-Hawaii alumni and friends
to subscribe
to its online newsletter.
Two new directors to serve on the Alumni
Association board
The CCH/BYU-Hawaii Alumni Association board of directors has expanded
with the recent addition of two alumni who are also faculty members: Dr. Norman "Coach
K" Kaluhiokalani ('69, Physical
Education), Department Chairman of Exercise & Sports Sciences, and Fine Arts
professor Viliami
Toluta'u ('80, Art).
"This addition to the board rounds out faculty representation from all major academic areas on campus," said association president Les Steward. "Coach K travels a lot and always comes in contact with a lot of people in his work, and Viliami brings a lot of talent, heart and spirit to the association. He's also the one who designed our alumni logo."
'Genuine Gold' nominations close March
4
The Alumni Association is still seeking nominations until March 4
for "Genuine
Gold" honoree
recipients who have done exceptionally well since graduating (or leaving CCH/BYU-Hawaii)
and are deserving of this recognition.
The Alumni Association board awards subcommittee suggests honoree candidates meet the following selection criteria: 1) Preferably graduates, prior to 1990. 2) They have rendered outstanding service in their profession, community, or nation. 2) They represent widespread geographic, gender, and academic major diversity. 4) They continue to demonstrate spirituality and have rendered significant service to the Church. 5) In the case of international students, they have returned to their home countries or otherwise rendered valuable service to their homelands.
Alumni Association Executive Director Rowena Reid asks that the full name of the nominees, year of graduation (if known), mail and/or e-mail address, phone number, bishop's name and phone number, and a brief description of why you are nominating this person . . . should be sent to alumni@byuh.edu or faxed to 808-293-3279. For further information, contact the Association office at 808-293-3648.
Want to share your talent?
The Jubilee
Week celebration schedule calls for an alumni talent show on Friday evening,
October 21, but there will also be other opportunities and events where talented
alumni can perform. Please let
us know if you plan to attend and are willing
to possibly share your talents.
Kauai:
The Kauai Chapter will hold a potluck dinner on March 4 at the stake
center prior to attending the BYU-Hawaii Shaka Steel band concert at the
War Memorial Convention Hall that evening at 7:30 p.m. For more details, contact
chapter chair Gaugau
Tavana, ph. 808-332-9107.
The Philippines:
Congratulations to the Philippines chapter, which was the first to submit
its annual report to the Alumni Association office.
Utah:
Following their successful fireside on January 22, the Utah Chapter recently
sent out notices to remind alumni there that they are still planning a luau in
April, a southern Utah golf tournament in June, a northern Utah golf tournament
in July, and several other meetings. For more details...
Washington, D.C.:
The Washington, D.C., chapter invites all alumni in the D.C., Maryland,
Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware areas to join a potluck
dinner on Saturday, March 19 from 6-9 p.m. at the Ashburn, Virginia stake
center, 21015
Claiborne Parkway, Ashburn (20147). Would those planning to
attend please
RSVP to chapter co-chair Salei'a Fa'amuli.
Alum Terry Weber ('78, Family Studies) will lead the entire group in doing a Japanese matsuri [festival] dance, and other families are also invited to share their talents. Call Weber at 703-858-2904 to volunteer.
1950s & 60s
In memoriam: Though he wasn't a BYU-Hawaii alum, over the years William K. "Uncle Bill" Kelly of Orem, Utah, provided significant support to alumni and the chapter in Utah.
1970s
Michael B. Franson ('71) writes, "CCH was the best learning experience of my life. Not only was the education top notch, but the life experiences were incomparable. It was at CCH that I started to realize what the gospel of Jesus Christ was really about and how it affected all the peoples of the world. Fortunately, after my mission, I met and married a wonderful woman, Tamra, who has a very strong Hawaiian connection. My wife's father, T. Emerson Baggaley, was a missionary in Hawaii in the late 1930s, where he met and taught many wonderful Hawaiian people. One of those was Bill Sproat, who lived on the Big Island. Bill Sproat had a large family and one of his sons, Kamaka, became a wonderful spiritual leader in Laie and whose wife, Kapua, taught at CCH and is still an adjunct professor at BYU-Hawaii. Another interesting twist to this story is that my wife is the niece of Edward L. Clissold, first chairman of the board of trustees of CCH. Little did I realize that my time at CCH would evolve into such a strong haole Hawaiian heritage for my children and grandchildren."
Holly Hasselman Reed ('72) and her husband recently retired to Alpine, Utah, after "26 years of working for Aramco in Saudi, Arabia. My freshman year at CCH in 71/72 was a wonderful introduction to multicultural experiences. Following that, I went on a mission to Argentina before marrying my husband, Richard, and going to Arabia. I have wonderful memories of teaching gospel doctrine in the ward with Bishop Eugene Hill, Brother Jim Bradshaw and Brother Glenn Kukahiko; also the band with Brother Dick Ballou, the a cappella chorus with Brother Michael Suzuki and my roommates — Denise Thomasen, Sue Hood, Aurene Lo, Angela Singh, Danielle Apo and Tauna Liu. I also went on a UH trip to Europe with faculty members Vivian Halvorson and Dottie Behling, and fellow student Jane Whitesides. I have great memories of so many people, and I would love to correspond with anyone who remembers me."
Norman Harris ('73, Music) of Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia, who is now retired, writes, "What a wonderful learning environment. I was given opportunities at CCH I might never have been offered elsewhere. I am grateful to staff and fellow students for the growth and personal development I experienced, which was the launching pad to a very successful career in music."
Soo-Young Choi ('77, TESL), who went on to earn his Ph.D. in instruction science and technology at BYU in 1981, is now a professor of English language at the Korea National University of Education. He remained at BYU until 1986, helping to establish their Korean language department. He recently wrote, "I appreciate the educational and the working experiences at BYUH and PCC. I appreciate the many good professors and staff members who had shown a great example of living the Gospel and had worked with me. I owe many things to BYUH and PCC, not only the financial help but also the great example of brotherhood that the people showed me in the Laie community."
1980s
Ina Schwalger Filiaga Salea ('89, Office Management) and her husband, Iosefa Joe Salea ('66, Education) live in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1990s
Deloitte Services LP recently awarded its Deloitte Doctoral Fellowship in Accounting to Lance Fisher ('92, Accounting and Hawaiian Studies). Fisher — and his wife, Krystal Clark Fisher ('97, Information Systems) — live in Tucson, Arizona, while he attends Arizona State and she teaches hula to 25 students, including their four children. He writes, "I recently received this fellowship which supports my doctoral course work and dissertation. I don't want to sound boastful but it's a pretty big deal for our field. A large part of the fellowship assessment is based on current research projects. During my time at BYUH, I took an international accounting course from Bro. Hayden and became fascinated with the idea of differential accounting treatment in non-US markets. The topic has been stuck in my mind for 13 years now. My current research work, and the basis for the fellowship, is an extension of that class. I am working on projects that look at the effects of financial statement transparency and quality on various attributes of capital markets in emerging/developing markets. I also need to thank Bro. [William] Neal for prompting me to pursue a PhD during conversations I had with him in early 2002. BYU-Hawaii and my subsequent work outside of the US really gave me the base that I needed to pursue my current research stream." He adds, "The monthly newsletter rekindles my fondness for that north side of the island. It feels like I reload my hoomanawanui [patience] meter every time I receive a copy: Life just seems to slow down to a more comfortable pace."
In memoriam: Former music professor and Showcase Hawaii director Reinhardt Krekow ('92-'01) passed away on February 11 in California. Contact former BYU-Hawaii dance instructor Vicki Nicholes Millar for details on a possible memorial service for him in Sacramento, California.
In memoriam: Noted surf photographer Jonathan Mozo ('93), 33, died February 9 at Kahuku Hospital after apparently suffering serious head injuries from being thrown on the reef near the famous Pipeline break on the north shore. Mozo, who had a photo studio in Haleiwa, was previously injured off Goat Island in 1993 when he was bitten on the feet by a shark. His wife, Nicolette Mozo ('94, Social Work) and their four children live in Hauula.
Stephen A. Smith ('97, TESOL) and his wife, Bokryun Elizabeth Choi Smith ('95, TESOL) now live in Salt Lake City, Utah. He writes, "Some of my most memorable experiences include the many nights that my wife, who is from Seoul, South Korea, brought over homemade sandwiches and rice from our TVA apartment while I was studying in the library until 11:45 p.m. We also saw many movies together in the McKay Auditorium."
Melissa Ponnefz ('98, English), who lives in Sandy, Utah, writes, "I will never forget the first day I arrived at BYU-Hawaii in August 1996. I had the strangest feeling of coming 'home.' Hawaii has held my heart ever since and no matter where I am in the world, I will always think of Hawaii as my real home."
Patrick Bull ('99, International Business Management) and his wife, Candace Tomita ('97, Education), now live in Joplin, Missouri, where he's an international systems analyst. He writes, "I might have been able to earn a similar education at another university, but the spirit that I felt while attending BYU-Hawaii could not have been duplicated any place else. What I learned about other cultures is priceless, and the aloha spirit is wonderful; but what really makes BYUH unique is the unifying culture of the gospel of Jesus Christ. My testimony was strengthened, and for me that was the real value of BYU-Hawaii."
2000s
Won-chol Noh ('02, Political Science) recently got married to Kyung-Hwa Yu in the Seoul Korea Temple. Noh, who served in the Korean Air Force for seven years, currently works for a small consulting firm and is enrolled in a master's degree program in international studies at Korea University.
Mandy Hamberg Tuitavuki ('03, Social Work) currently lives in Tucson, Arizona, and was recently accepted into Arizona State University's master's program in social work.
"I still miss Laie. I am incredibly grateful for the time that I was able to spend at BYU-Hawaii. I feel that it was a wonderful preparation, both academically and spiritually, for the challenges of med school, service in the Church, and life in general," writes Luke Mease ('03, Biological Science), who is currently in his second year at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Editor's Note: Elder Hallstrom's devotional and Dr. Beth Haynes' David O. McKay lecture this month have set a high spiritual and thought-provoking standard for the many jubilee activities still ahead of us this year. Our monthly newsletter will continue to capture a sampling of these and similar activities. In the meantime, I encourage each of you to check out the BYU-Hawaii golden jubilee web site, and then submit your own mana'o [thoughts] to the Favorite faculty 'blog' and the Scrapbook. Thousands of us look forward to hearing from you.
— Mike Foley ('70, TESL), Editor
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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. Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus is a four-year comprehensive undergraduate institution sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. About 2,400 students from 70 nations are currently enrolled.
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