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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.
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.
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.
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.
(The late) Arthur Keawe Enos and Mildred “Millie” Ah Hee Enos enrolled at Church College of Hawaii in its inaugural 1955 class. After earning their respective associate degrees, then going on to BYU in Provo for bachelor’s degrees and teaching in California for a number of years, they returned to Laie to work, raise their family, and serve.
Eleanor Kaloi Dalton: CCH’s first yearbook editor
Charles Wai Hing Goo — a former BYU—Hawaii registrar, director of admissions, and associate dean of students — passed away peacefully at home on January 3, 2024, after a life rich in service to the university, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his family, former missionaries, Chinese students, and the community.