Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!. A theatrical musical production directed by Michael Belnap (Musical Director) and Craig Ferre (Director). Music by Richard Rodgers and Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs. Orginal Dances by Agnes de Mille. All students,faculty and community members invited. Attendance of children under the age of 6 is discouraged. Tickets will be available for purchase prior to the performance at the Aloha Center Front Desk. Purchase previous to the night of the performance is encouraged. $3.00 for community. $2.00 for BYUH Faculty/Staff, $1.00 for students with current BYUH ID. No food or drink allowed in the McKay Auditorium. Plenty of free parking. There are 475 seats for each performance.

Performance this Friday (Feb. 24) and Saturday (Feb. 25) from 7:30p.m.-9:30p.m.

Got Talent?

Join BYU-H students as they share their talents on stage in the annual performance of “Got Talent?” on Friday, Feb. 25 at 9pm in the Cannon Activities Center. Admission is free and standards are enforced. Come out and support the talent here on campus. (Photo from Ke Alakai file)

Faculty Art Show March 4th

As part of the Evening of Fine Arts, a faculty art show will be opening at Brigham Young University Hawaii on March 4. Admission is free and everyone is invited to the McKay Auditorium to enjoy the performances. The art will be on display for viewing for the duration of that week.
The display will include the exhibits of all full time and some of the part time faculty. These contributors include Dwight Miller, Mat Alisa, Viliami Tolutau, and Brandon Truscott. Faculty musicians will be doing a musical performance that night in the auditorium, as part of the event. (Photo courtesy of Paris Spillane)

Earthquake in New Zealand

An earthquake with the magnitude of 6.3 hit Christchurch, New Zealand, one of the country’s biggest cities, on Tuesday, Feb. 22 New Zealand time and Monday, Feb. 21 Hawaii time. More than 100 people were thought to be trapped in the rubble as darkness—and drizzling rain—fell Tuesday night. Power and telephone lines were knocked out, pipes burst flooding the streets with water, cars parked on the street were buried under rubble, the airport was closed and the Christchurch Hospital was briefly evacuated before reopening. During hours of chaos in the city, people dug through rubble with their hands to free people trapped. Firefighters climbed extension ladders to pluck people stranded on roofs to safety. Smoke drifted into the air at several points around the city from fires burning in the rubble. (Photo courtesy of Associated Press)

Unrest continues to sweep through North Africa and in the Middle East

Unrest continues to sweep through North Africa and the Middle East. In Tunisia, the demonstrations began in December, and its leaders – along with those in Egypt – have resigned amid mass protests. Political demonstrations, protests and general unrest is being experienced in Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, Yemen, Djibouti, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia, and the Palestinian territories. (Photo courtesy of the Associated Press)

Laie without a temple

The Laie Hawaii temple went from overflowing with people and workers for its last open week to a lonely, empty building, soon to be renovated. The temple was open after-hours to accommodate the crowds of people coming to squeeze one last session in before the temple closed.

For hundreds in Laie and thousands on Oahu, life will be different for the next 18 months. Workers, missionaries, community members, students and tourists will surely miss attending the beautiful temple.
You never appreciate what you have until it is taken away. For now, the exterior can still be enjoyed if you can ignore some scaffolding on the side.

It has only been a few weeks, and still, many temple regulars are feeling a loss with the closure of the temple. With accommodations and travel to Kona still a little steep for students, many are forced to sacrifice and save up for a future trip. We were truly spoiled with the temple right next door.

Christmas Break Burnout

The holidays, although usually not as filled with responsibility as a semester, can wear you out.

After the excitement and fun of the holidays, going back to school and work can seem like going to get a root canal.

Whether you celebrated the holidays with family or stayed and enjoyed them with friends, changing over from break-mode to student-mode can be quite an adjustment.

Fortunately, America feels strongly enough about its leaders (at least the ones in the past) to give us a national holiday. President's Day, Feb. 16th, is a Monday, which means a three day weekend is on the horizon.

President's Day normally does not receive the same amount of attention as the "festive" holidays preceding it, but I find myself already looking forward to it with the same amount of excitement.

As a suggestion to those who might be coming off of the Christmas-break high and suffering from the back-to-school low, a paper chain might help keep your holiday spirits up as you look forward to our next break. One less link means one day closer to vacation.