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Alohalani Kaluhiokalani Housman, a 1982 graduate of BYU–Hawaii, was born and raised in New Jersey with deep Hawaiian roots. She came to Lāʻie in 1978, beginning a lifelong journey to preserve and promote the Hawaiian language and culture. Now the Dean of Culture, Language, and Performing Arts, she continues that mission with passion and purpose.
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.
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.
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.”