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Fololani Faaoa: Led by Faith, Strengthened by Loss
Fololani Faaoa, from Tonga, graduated from BYU–Hawaii in Winter 2025 with a degree in Business Management, emphasizing finance and organizational leadership. Her path to this achievement has been one of strength, shaped by faith, service, and the legacy of her parents.
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Tserennyam Sukhbaatar: Commitment to Student Success
Tserennyam "Tseegy" Sukhbaatar, a 2012 graduate of Brigham Young University–Hawaii, has come full circle in his academic journey. Sukhbaatar built a successful career as a marketing director in his home country of Mongolia before coming to BYU–Hawaii as an assistant professor in business management. Now in his fourth year of teaching, he blends industry expertise with academic insight to prepare students to enter and navigate the dynamic business world in Asia and the Pacific.
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Sheena Fitzgerald Alaiasā: Empowering Change Through Vision, Dedication, and Culture
In the past 70 years, an amazingly diverse group of students from over 70 countries, largely surrounding Asia and the Pacific islands, have attended Brigham Young University–Hawaii. Sheena Fitzgerald Alaiasā — a part-Māori woman from the small, rural community of Turangi near the center of North Island, New Zealand — is one of those who personifies how numerous BYUH alumni have shone like “genuine gold” in helping to “establish peace internationally.”
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Mark Ellis: Captains the Iosepa on It's First Voyage in the Past Eight Years
The Polynesian Cultural Center hired 1994 BYU–Hawaii organizational behavior alumnus Mark Ellis in early 2024 to fill the new position as director of voyaging experiences. Later that summer he spent 29 days captaining BYUH’s 57-foot iconic wa’a kaulua or double-hulled sailing canoe, the Iosepa, on its first open-ocean journey in the past eight years.
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Ling Wong: Commitment to Service & Fostering Alumni Connections
Ling (Elaine) Wong, born in Hong Kong, graduated from Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYUH) in December 2023 with a degree in TESOL education and a minor in psychology. Choosing the international track for her licensing, she returned to Hong Kong to complete her internship. She has since become a full-time English teacher at Queen Elizabeth School Old Students’ Association Secondary School.
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Mark Eyo: Opportunity, Unity, and Service
Mark Louis Anthony Eyo’s journey from a student at Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYUH) to chapter president of the BYUH Philippines Alumni Chapter demonstrates the life-changing impact a university has on his life and the power of legacy and giving back.
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Eriki Marchand: Tahitian Artist Designs and Installs Mural Commemorating King Kalākaua’s Visit to Laie
Tahitian artist Eriki Marchand is an alumnus of BYU–Hawaii and he also worked at the Polynesian Cultural Center from 1988–93, returned to Laie for several months in mid-2024 to design and install a new mixed-media mural in the Courtyard Marriott Laie North.
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Bill Davis: Lifelong Leadership and Faith
William “Bill” Hampton Kawaiola Davis II’s journey at Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYUH) is a testament to the power a college campus can have on one's life.
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The CCH-era Anniversary
Fifty years ago, on July 1, 1974, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints changed the name of Church College of Hawaii to Brigham Young University–Hawaii.
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Cy Bridges: Sharing Hawaiian Culture
CCH alumnus Cy Bridges, a master of Hawaiian culture, genealogy, and arts, dedicated 45 years to the Polynesian Cultural Center. He is recognized for his contributions to hula, traditional chants, and cultural preservation.
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