Ke Alaka'i - Aug. 6, 2015 Issue

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Haiku Garden. Photo by Elder Joel Campbell

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BYUH student writes about her experience learning how to fireknife dance

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BYUH students are extras in movies and TV

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Key events of BYU-Hawaii from its beginning

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BYUH alumni and longtime Laie resident Raymond Mariteragi passes away

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Jaseboards hosts skate competition at Banzai Skate Park.

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Pro surfer encounters shark in South Africa

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Two stories about crime and safety in Laie Tips for freshman to survive in paradise

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LEARNING TO FIREKNIFE

Picking up after your mistakes B Y RACHEL R E E D

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ncient Samoan gestures of victory with the nifo oti, or the deadly tooth, can be seen in modern fireknife dancing. Traditionally, boar tusks or shark teeth were attached to the nifo oti, but over time the weapon/ prop has changed into a knife. Flames were added in the 1940s, according to the World Fireknife Championships website.

When I started to learn how to fireknife, I luckily didn’t start with a nifo oti. Instead, I was given a PVC pipe wrapped in masking tape that can sting when it smacks you in the head. My teacher was David Galeai, winner of the World Fireknife Championships for three years, in 1999, 2000, and 2003. He has been teaching his kids and other young children the art. I learned basic moves, such as spinning the fireknife, while the 6, 7, and 8-year-olds threw theirs into the air, caught them and spun them around their body.

Despite being intimidated, I was determined to learn how to do fireknife dance. I learned the first basic move, where I held my ‘fireknife’ underhand so I could see my fingers, spun it over the back of my hand, and passed it to my other hand to do the exact same trick. This simple motion quickly became my favorite trick.

The second move I learned was to hold it in my right hand overhand, and roll it over my hand into a spin above my head and catch it with my left hand.

Although it was broken down considerably for me, the trick would eventually look like a circle of flames, one of the most photographed tricks of fireknife dancers.

Other moves I learned were to spin the fireknife around my arm, which eventually turned into me throwing it high in the air and catching it. This led to one of the most important things to learn: timing. If you do not catch the nifo oti at the right time, you will drop it. Though timing can be coached, it is not easily taught.

Galeai said consistent practice and learning can make your timing better and better.

When you compete, you have to show your warrior spirit, said Galeai. I could not get into that mindset yet, so I asked my teacher how to get there. He told me, “There’s a switch you can turn on and off. You’ve got to practice hard until you get to that point. For me, I could be really tired before the show, and right before I go on, ‘Boom!’ I switch. When it’s time to go to business, you go to business.”

Learning how to do fireknife tricks became really fun for me. It was rewarding every time I caught the fireknife. I would try my best to catch it in the air, because I didn’t like to constantly pick it up. As I began to learn more moves, past moves became more and more essential because they influenced everything I learned going forward. I was all the more impressed with the talented performers, because they put in so much effort to get to the point of where they can perform so effortlessly. Despite cuts and burns that might happen along the way, they are all so talented.

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Rachel Reed spins practice fireknife.

Photo by Hector Periquin

BEING THE UNCREDITED Students and graduates join film crews as extras

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awaii has become a go-to location for the film industry. Hawaii’s mountains and beaches are captured on camera in movies such as “Jurassic World,” “Pirates of the Caribbean,” “50 First Dates,” and big television shows such as “Lost” and “Hawaii Five-0.”

The occasional casting call gets sent out for extras and others who live where the film crew has set up, giving locals, students and graduates the opportunity to get paid and have a behind-the-scenes experience in the film industry.

Suzanne Tuttle Evans, a graduate in history from BYU-Hawaii, participated in two seasons of “Hawaii Five-0,” saying that she enjoyed her experience.

“I’ve been an extra twice for the show: once this season and on the season finale for the last season.

This season I was an extra in the shrimpapalooza scene. Both were really fun to watch get filmed. It was nice to see the actors from the show in real life, up close and personal while earning some extra money,” she said.

Teahi Ah Quin, a junior studying exercise and sports sci-

ence from Laie, was an extra in “Hawaii Five-0” as a soldier from the 1800s as well as an extra Tahitian dancer in the movie “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.” He said his experience surprised him.

“It was nothing like I expected. I thought it was going to be really stressful. I expected a lot of yelling, but they fed us really well, and once I was fed it was all good,” he said with a smile. “They treated us really good, even though we are the least of the least of everyone on set. I wondered how well they treated everyone else if they treated us like that.”

Spencer Deavila, a graduate in international business, has worked as a crewmember and an extra in productions filmed in Hawaii. In “Hawaii Five-0,” he was a beach extra. In “Soul Surfer,” he was an extra surfer, and an extra in “Godzilla.” He also worked as a stand-in for Zac Efron on “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.”

Deavila said he learned the importance of a stand-in from the first day. “The first important thing I learned as a stand-in is you want to be out of sight, because

they don’t want to see you on camera,” he said, explaining that the role of a stand-in is to stand where the actor was so the crew can adjust lighting and camera shots as they switch from angle to angle. Being a stand-in has also given him the opportunity to learn from other crew members, especially about camera work like lenses and lighting. Deavila said when a scene would change, he would think of what type of lens they would use for “the lighting over there. They want a bluish green filter on the lighting.”

Deavila said he enjoyed being a stand-in better than being an extra. “If you are a stand-in, you’re working basically in production.You are part of the crew.

You have a role to do.You aren’t waiting for someone to tell you to move here or move there. But if someone says second team, or stand-ins come in, you got to be right on your mark really quick, because every second that is wasted on a production is $50,000.”

Being on a film set gives extras another perspective on the film industry. Ah Quin said

he learned film makers shoot the same scene from different camera angles, and he is looking forward to seeing what makes the cut.

Evans discovered how much work went into a scene. “Its amazing how much time it takes to prepare a scene that will only be a few seconds on air,” she said.

Ah Quin said he learned he enjoyed being an extra and being in the film industry after his experience on “Mike and Dave.”

“After I did that job I wanted to do a lot more. I wanted to try and get onto other things,” he said, “I got to do ‘Hawaii Five-0’ not long after.”

For those looking to become an extra, it is important to remember to be courteous while on set. Deavila said, “I’ve learned that there is a lot of opportunity, especially if you are courteous and respectful.Your job is to create an environment and let the stars be stars.”

Evans said she would do it again. “I think it was a lot of fun.

I definitely enjoyed seeing what it looked like behind the scenes.”

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UNIVERSITY TIMELINE 1865

On Jan. 26, the church purchased the ahupua‘a of Laiewai and Laiemalo‘o as a gathering place for its members.

1915

President Joseph F. “Iosepa” Smith, who served several missions in Hawaii, dedicated the Hawaii Temple site in Laie.

1921

On Feb. 7, Elder David O. McKay envisioned a school in Laie to make Laie the church’s spiritual and educational center in the Pacific.

1954

On July 24, the First Presidency announced the establishment of a college in Hawaii.

1955

President David O. McKay presided over the groundbreaking of the Church College of Hawaii in the middle of a sugar cane field and Dr. Reuben D. Law was named the first president.

On Sept. 26, the Church College of Hawaii opened with a student body of 153. The first issue of the student newspaper, Ke Alaka‘i, came off the press.

1961

Approximately 100 labor missionaries finished four new dormitories on the campus.

The Western Association of Schools and Colleges grants full-year accreditation to Church College of Hawaii.

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1963

President Hugh B. Brown of the First Presidency dedicated the Polynesian Cultural Center.

1968

The Los Angeles Rugby Union declared the CCH Rugby Team as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation.

1973

Elder Marion G. Romney dedicated the Aloha Center on January 26.

1974

It was announced that Church College of Hawaii would become Brigham Young University-Hawaii and Dr. Dan W. Anderson would be the next president.

1980

BYUH marked its 25th anniversary.

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Top row from left: President McKay at the groundbreaking ceremony. The Laie temple grounds. The opening of the PCC. Middle from left: Labor missionaries working on the dormitories.

The BYUH rugby team . A sign welcoming students to campus. Bottom: The front of the Aloha Center at dedication and presently.

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UNIVERSITY TIMELINE 1998

BYUH launched the Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies program, with William K. Wallace III as director.

2001

Elder M. Russel Ballard dedicated BYUH’s 57-foot traditional twin-hulled Hawaiian voyaging canoe called the Iosepa.

2002

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland dedicated BYUH’s student Stake Center.

2005

The 2006 U.S. News’ “America’s Best Colleges” listed BYUH as the fourth “best comprehensive college-bachelor’s” in the Western United States on Aug. 9.

BYUH began a year-long Golden jubilee celebration of its 50th Anniversary.

2009

BYUH’s new international student aid program, International Work Opportunity Return-ability Kuleana (I-WORK) was launched on July 27.

The BYUH online program was launched on Sept. 17.

2010

An Eco-friendly award was given to BYUH by InterfaceFLOR because of its efforts to become more sustainable.

2011

A graphic design track was added to the university curriculum offerings.

2012

BYUH made U.S. News’ list for best colleges and least expensive private colleges and universities.

On April 16, Mustapha El-Akkari became the first non-LDS student elected as BYUHSA president of BYU-Hawaii.

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2013

On Sept. 8, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve apostles dedicated BYUH’s new Heber J. Grant building.

2015

John S. Tanner became the 10th president of BYUH.

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60 th and 150 th Anniversary Celebration Schedule

BYU–Hawaii 60th Anniversary and the 150 Anniversary of LDS Church in Laie

August 29, 2015

October 23-24, 2015

October 24, 2015

Top: Students pose after graduation.

Middle left: President John S. Tanner and Susan W. Tanner .

Middle right: The Iosepa sets off on its most recent voyage.

Bottom: The BYU-Hawaii Stake Center.

Marriott Courtyard Oahu North Shore Grand Opening

Mormon Pacific Historical Society Conference (Honolulu/Laie) Historical marker ceremony – 1955 Groundbreaking (BYU–Hawaii)

November 1, 2015

Dedication of new Hales by Elder D. Todd Christofferson

November 1, 2015

Evening Devotional with Elder D. Todd Christofferson

November 2, 2015

Graduation

November 3-4, 2015

GGS gathering (LDS sponsored gathering on campus)

November 6/7, 2015

Local Youth Pageant

November 10, 2015

November 2015

BYU–Hawaii Inauguration of Pres John S. Tanner (with President Henry B. Eyring, Elder Russell M. Nelson), 10 AM, CAC November 2015: Book release by Eric B. Shumway – Prophetic Destiny: The first 60 years

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...He always knew what to say… because he was obedient, and so the spirit would prompt him to say the right things...

-Alvin Mariteragi

A young Mariteragi came from Tahiti to Hawaii to love and serve. Photo courtesy of Sunday Mariteragi

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Called a humble man who loved God and people and also a man of many talents, family members remembered longtime Laie resident Raymond Toae Mariteragi at his funeral services on July 25 in the Laie Hawaii North Stake Center.

“I stand before you grateful and humble and full of love,” said his eldest son, Jon Raymond Mariteragi, as he spoke at the service. “All my life my dad has always loved me unconditionally regardless of my downfalls….

Many times I was human, full of frailty and weaknesses, and I didn’t heed his words.” But just as his father’s love for him never failed, he said, “the same way he was with me, he was with everybody.” He could see past what people were, Jon Raymond said, to what they could become.

Born in Papeete, Tahiti, on Aug. 2, 1948, Mariteragi passed away on July 15, 2015 at his home.

He was 66. He came to Laie to go to the Church College of Hawaii where he met his wife, Sunday, and began a long career working at the Polynesian Cultural Center and promoting Tahitian and Polynesian cultures around the globe.

The Tahiti News reported the “message of condolence” of the Ministry for the Promotion of Language and Culture:

“A man of culture and of many talents, he has from the mid-60s, joined the Polynesian Cultural Center in Hawaii to incorporate the Tahitian Village. He was, among others, responsible for the Theatre and Cultural Affairs and Operations Director of all the villages of the Polynesian Cultural Center. An outstanding musician, he has performed in Hawaii, Tahiti, and Orlando.

“Throughout his life, Mr. Mariteragi worked with his family and relatives, to radiate our songs and dances abroad…It is the whole of the Polynesian community that loses one of its ambassadors. To his family and his relatives, the government extends its deepest condolences.”

Named as one of the living legends of the PCC during the center’s 50th anniversary celebration a few years ago, he was noted as a multi-talented man who worked first as a student in the Tahitian Village and night show. “He also worked as a lead guitarist and entertainer in Tahiti, other parts of Hawaii and Orlando, Fla., later rejoining the Center as a manager in Maintenance and the Theater.

He then served as Cultural Islands director,” the Ministry’s message says, and “retired as the Village Operations director. To show the

depth of his talent, he also spent six years coaching the Kahuku High varsity boy’s basketball team and is known for his Tahitian cooking skills.”

His wife, Sunday, said at his services, he worked in just about every department at the PCC because there were people there “who saw his heart” and trusted he would do a good job.

Sunday said when she first met him he was a tall and handsome man who wooed her with his guitar. “He didn’t have a car,” she joked, but he loved music, singing and dancing like she did.

“You thought you were Elvis. I hated Elvis. But I learned how nice Elvis really was – like you were on our first date,” she recalled speaking at his services.

“The physical side is just that. It helps in any situation, but the spiritual side is what won me over.”

Mariteragi was a bishop three times. One time he was called as a bishop again not long after being in a bad accident, said his second son, Alvin Mariteragi.

But he said his father loved to serve in the church and kept himself worthy to receive inspiration and bless others.

“When he gave a blessing or gave comfort, he always knew what to say…because he was obedient, and so the spirit would prompt him to say the right things,” said Alvin.

Alvin recalled one man saying to him, “I love your dad. He never once judged me or gave up on me.”

Jon Raymond told a story from the days the family lived in Florida. His dad’s home teaching route include a family who lived

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75 miles away from their house and another family who lived 100 miles the other direction. He remembers one day going to pick up a brother to go home teaching with them. As they drove into that brother’s driveway, they say he was standing outside wearing a white shirt and tie and smoking a cigarette. Jon Raymond said he was confused by what he saw and on their drive the car smelled like smoke, but they all went home

teaching together.Years later Jon Raymond got a job in Orlando and a bishop picked him up at the airport. That bishop was the same man who had gone with them home teaching years earlier.

The youngest son, Clint Mariteragi, said at the service, his father “was a great missionary and so my dad would want me to say this: If missionaries or a home teacher knock on your door, I don’t doubt my dad might have

given them a little nudge to come.”

Along with serving in the church, working to support his family and coaching basketball, Alvin said his dad always made time for them.

“He worked hard but he played with us,” he said, games like hide and seek and even with toy guns.

“He loved sports but loved you even more,” Alvin said.

Sunday, too, was busy as a high school teacher and running her own halua. Jon Raymond said

with his dad being his bishop and his coach, and his mom being his teacher at school and for dance, they boys felt like they could never get away from their parents. But now the boys appreciate all time they spent with their parents. “I am grateful for the opportunity to spend time with dad,” Clint said.

“Dad always knew when something was wrong. He was very intuitive,” said Alvin. One time he came to Alvin, opened up his wallet, gave him money and told him to take his wife out. He would take care of the kids. When Alvin and his wife got home, they found their son asleep on the couch and Raymond lying on the wood floor beside him with his hand on his back to soothe him.

Sleeping next to him on the floor was his mom. “When I woke them up, they only asked if we had a good time,” he said.

“Their true happiness was [seeing] our happiness,” Alvin said. “They were so happy when we were happy.”

The Mariteragis had a baby daughter pass away years ago.

Sunday told those at her husband’s services, “I am happy because Uncle Raymond is with his daughter and many of your parents and family now.”

They have been married for 45 years and she added this at the conclusion of her remarks: “Thank you Heavenly Father, for blessing my life with a man of God and a natural man too. I know God lives. I know Uncle Raymond is there with our daughter. I know we will see him again. So let’s get going. Let’s go to the temple.”

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Andrew Boswell, a sophomore in finance from Missouri and one of Jaseboards’ project managers, was one of the judges for the competition. Franzmann was awarded first place, said Boswell, because “he did a combination of difficult tricks and kept his style—really clean landings.” Boswell added, “We judge them on a combination of style and difficulty.”

Jaseboards gives gear

The other judge, a father who skated in his youth and now acto winners of skate competition companies his children to the skate park, said what makes a great skater is, “Speed, flow and radicalness. It matters how they make it look. If

BY SA M ON E YU EN they’re kind of clanky, you count them down on style.” He added but if skaters are radical, or have an awesome run, then they gain style points.

About 21 skaters came to the Jaseboards-sponsored skate competition at

The 12-to-25-age group had four contestants. The winner was Banzai Skate Park on Saturday, July 25, to show their skill and win prizes. Knyte Bennett-Jeremiah. He said, “I just came here to goof around and Jaseboards store supervisor Jordan Bivings originally had the idea to have have fun. I didn’t expect to win, so that’s cool.” a skate competition. “I wanted to create awareness and just have a good

Contributing to the atmosphere, a band of BYU-Hawaii stutime,” he said. dents and graduates Hugh Wong, Jasper Mills, Johnny Diaz, and Joseph

Friends, family and skate-aficionados lined the fence around Bengal played alternative rock songs from bands such as Blink 182 and the park to watch the skaters. Eric Rackley, who teaches literacy classes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, for nearly the entire duration of the event. in the School of Education at BYUH, was there with his two sons who

Jaseboards gave away T-shirts, and skateboard prizes to the skateboard. He said he supports their skating. “It’s fun for them to do. winners. There were no entrance fees. They also provided coolers of free They get to go outside and play hard. They get to hang out with their water and Red Bull drinks. Boswell said the expense to the company is friends and just have fun.” His 11-year-old son Joshua started skating at justified because it helps to “build an audience,” he said, and “make sure age 8 and was competing at the event. Rackley said his wife saw a flyer they know where we are and what we do.” advertising the competition.

Kenji Sato is also a project manager and he helped set up the

Joshua Rackley said a variety of tricks separates the mediocre event. He said they put up flyers and posters and used social media to from the great. “To be a good skater,” he said, “you should try riding the spread the word about the competition. whole park and have really good runs – where you’re not just doing the

The skateboard company was started by BYUH alumni Jase same thing.”

Bennett and it has grown by leaps and bounds. Bennett got into the

The 12-year-old and under category had the most competitors, skateboard-making business after he ran over a board in the friend’s with 16 children using two 60-second runs to show their skateboarding driveway crushing it beneath the wheel of his car. skills in the warm light of the setting sun.

Bennett said in a previous Ke Alaka‘i story, “I was too cheap to

As the sun set behind palm trees on the other side of the road buy him a new board. So I built him a new one.” From that accident, he and into the ocean, the winners were announced. built a new career and an international business.

The first-place winner for the 12-and-under group was

“I started researching videos looking it up and started making Makana Franzmann, an 11-year-old from Rocky Point. He said he has some demos out of my garage trying to replace his board for him, and all been skating for 6 and a half years. my friends would come into the garage and be like, ‘Dude, sick. Look at these boards. I want one. I want one. I want one’.”

Style and Difficulty

Andrew Boswell, Jordan Bivings and Kenji Sato of Jaseboards are stoked about the event. Photos by Yan-Fu Chen

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Surfer escapes

UNSCATHED Pro surfer’s shark encounter reminds us about safety in the water B Y R AC H E L R E E D

Mick Fanning rests on his board before the shark makes contact. Photo from AP

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he viral video of Australian pro-surfer Mick Fanning’s shark encounter at the J-Bay Open World Surfing competition in South Africa has caused people here to be more cautious in the ocean.

Local surfer Kaytlin Ochs was shocked to see the footage. “It was crazy,” she said. “The shark was huge, because you could see all of it happening.

The next day I went surfing and I was keeping my feet moving at all times and staying close to everyone.”

The 7-minute YouTube video showed Fanning waiting his turn to surf when a dorsal fin and tail appeared behind him.

The shark bit the leash and knocked Fanning off his board into the water.

Fanning was later rescued by lifeguards and taken from the water with only a severed leash, according to AP.

Fanning said to reporters at the competition, “I started getting pulled under water and then the thing came up and tarted getting my board and I was right there, the whole thing just thrashing around.”

According to an interview with shark expert Andy Casagrande by Outside News, it was not really a shark attack but an investigation by the shark. The key that saved Fanning’s life was his leash. Casagrande shared with Outside, “I’ve seen this time and time again with sharks. When they touch a rope-tethered to a cage you’re in or an anchor line, they react immediately. It’s like someone pouring cold water down your back.You want to get away.”

Shark attacks don’t happen often in Hawaii. CNN reported one death this year in which a woman in Maui was found dead with injuries suggesting she was attacked by a shark. There

were only two other shark attacks this year, one on the Big Island and another in Maui, according to the Department of Land and Natural Resources website. The last shark attack that happened in Oahu was in July of 2013 near Kalaeloa, according to DLNR.

It is very rare for a shark to bite humans, according to DLNR, and the chances of being bit by a shark in Hawaii are less than one in a million. The chances of being seriously injured are far less than that. There are three dangerous sharks species: the tiger, great white, and bull shark. Tiger sharks are common around Hawaii, while great whites are rarely seen and bull sharks do not appear at all.

Other students had different reactions. “My first reaction was that I was a little jealous because I love sharks and I want to hug them all,” said Paige Knight, a sophomore studying biochemistry from California. “I think that’s

cool that he had an encounter with one. The surfer reacted really well defending himself against it. The camera kind of goes out a little bit so you can see people in the boats come. That’s how it should be because a lot of times attacks can be prevented if people reacted quickly, and they did a good job in this case.”

Mark Gerber, a sophomore studying supply chain management from Nevada, commented that Fanning was really “lucky to not be injured. It made me more aware to be careful of sharks when I’m out there in the water.”

According to The Guardian, Fanning donated the show’s $75,000 appearance fee he got from “60 Minutes” to fellow Australian surfer Matthew Lee, who had been attacked by a shark on July 2 and has had surgery since and remains in the hospital.

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Be smart, lock up

BY RACHEL REED

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olice report there has been personal items stolen if they aren’t a slight rise in theft and careful. “The criminals are going burglary on the North Shore. They for crimes of opportunity. If locals said it is very important for stuare leaving valuables in unlocked dents and community members to cars or places that are unsealed, lock up their possessions and their they will take advantage and try houses when they leave. Though and get it,” said Bento. most of the criminal activity has

He said people must be been directed at tourists, accordaware of their surroundings; even ing to Sergeant Gerald Bento of if it seems like nobody is watchthe Kahuku Police Station, some ing, somebody could be. Bento locals have also had their cars suggested, “If you are planning stolen if they have been unlocked on going to the North Shore, I or doors left open. wouldn’t wait until you get there

“We do have a problem to put your cameras away. People with the beach rental houses,” Ben- will watch and see where you put to said. “Whoever is doing the bur- your purse or your bags. Load glaries, they know that people are your car and hide your valuables there for a little while and going somewhere and then drive to the back to the mainland so nothing location you’re going to.” will happen. We’ve been getting

Besides the police, BYUpeople who are stealing cars who Hawaii Security does patrols on are maybe from the other side of campus as well as off campus. the island. They come over to this “There are off-campus drive-bys, side and break into the cars of but we are not there 24/7 so mostly tourists because they have be aware,” said Anthony Pickard, cameras and cash they’re after.” manager at the Security office. He

Despite tourists being suggested if you live off campus, targeted, locals could get their “Get to know your neighbors and

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support each other. If you see

If you ride a bike, a suspicious person, report it.

Pickard suggested you lock it up, People are looking to see when because bikes are the most compeople put their guard down.” mon item stolen. “Get a permit.

At BYUH, students may Off-campus bike permits make drive, bike, or skate to school. it easier for the police to find the Pickard suggested if you drive a bikes,” he said. “Very rarely is a car to not park it in the same place. bike taken if it is locked up.”

“Move it around and don’t park

Pickard said if you act in one place for a long time. That smart, lock up everything and way people can’t watch it as easily,” coordinate with your roommates he said. to keep everything secure, you can

Bento said most burglars keep all your possessions. and thieves are experienced at “Everything can be preventable,” theft. “A majority are repeat ofsaid Pickard. fenders,” said Bento. “They are the When you go to the same guys coming out of prison beach, also be aware that people and going back to old habits.” could be watching. “A lot of new

“The biggest thing to do students should be aware and is look out for each other,” said secure belongings on the beach.

Bento. “Just call us if you feel like They think it's secure, but it's not something's not right, and we’ll safe. Someone could be watching come out and do what we can. and pick it up,” said Pickard.

Even though you may feel someone has done something, if we don’t have probable cause, we can BYUH Security does patrols still start some investigation… If on campus as well as off campus. Photo taken by you have an attitude of not botherHector Periquin ing us, it’s harder to protect you.”

SAFETY TIPS

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In an effort to help new and returning students feel safe and secure on campus, the BYU-Hawaii Campus Safety and Security team listed five tips to help students avoid theft, citations and danger on campus.

In regards to cars:

• Do not leave valuables in your car. If you do, at least hide them or place them out of sight.

Do not park in faculty parking areas; this will result in a $20 citation.

In regards to registrations:

• Get your vehicle (car or bike) registered with the security office. It is only $5 and lasts a year. Having a registration helps the Security office locate missing or stolen vehicles and unless your vehicle is registered with them they can’t really do anything.

If buying a car:

• Before you pay for your vehicle, make sure a registration stopper is not on the vehicle. Check with Campus Security on any outstanding citations the vehicle may have that could result in towing.

• Complete and sign a bill of sale • Make sure you are supplied with a vehicle registration card and safety inspection certificate.

The Security office is located at the back of the McKay Building facing the Social Sciences Building. Contact information is as followed: Security Dispatch: (808) 675-3503

If selling a car:

• Complete and sign a bill of sale.

• Supply the vehicle registration card and safety inspection certificate.

• Complete and mail in a Notice of Transfer form within 10 days of the sale. The City and County of Honolulu has the forms online. Failure to do so within 10 days will result in a $50 fine.

In regards to bikes:

• Students are advised to stay off the sidewalk in order to avoid pedestrian collision. If going against traffic get off of your bike and walk it. Failure to do so will result in a $20 citation.

In regards to late night:

• Violent crimes tend to happen more often at night, according to the Security office. In order to avoid assault and violence at night, try not to be alone. The curfew for campus is at midnight.

In regards to citations:

• Students who receive citations go on record. Failure to pay your fines will result in the inability to register for classes and graduate. If you believe you were fined incorrectly than you may appeal a citation. All appeals must be made within 14 calendar days from the date of issuance with the Security office.

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Utilize General Classes For students who come to school while unsure about what major to pursue, general classes can open students’ minds to new possibilities. Taking that history class might spark an interest previously unknown, and intro to physics may bring out your inner Bill Nye. General classes can also become a bit of a rush towards the end of students’ academic careers, so getting required classes done first can help relieve and minimize stress later on.

Buying Food Food is expensive in Hawaii. Until a grasp over how to shop for food in Hawaii is gained, new students may want to invest in a meal plan. It is not uncommon to expect to spend about $50 on food a week per person, if not more.

Shopping at Foodland is convenient, but trips to Walmart, Target and Costco provide cheaper food options. Purchasing some items in bulk at Costco costs a little bit more money up front, but the larger quantity can last a much longer time.

Local sellers can also provide fresher products and cheaper prices.

Daxon Levine, a senior from Utah studying psychology, commented on the price of eggs at a local shop not far from campus, “I like to buy eggs from Cackle Fresh because they are less expensive and are higher quality.You can get a dozen large eggs for $3!” Levine

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also noted that the price amounts to .25 cents per egg. The prices at Cackle Fresh are subject to change.

Manage Time Wisely The beach is fantastic and the mountains are gorgeous. Naturally that is where students immediately go to spend their time. However, grades tend to drop among those students who find themselves on the beach with every free moment they can get. Spending time in their room or in the library doing homework helps students improve their grades, and better prepare you for the ominous towering beast that is known as finals week.

“Use the time between classes to get your reading or assignments done,” said Isaiah Gillenwater, a senior from Indiana majoring in biochemistry.

“It’s easy to let an hour or two go here or there, but in the end they add up.

Use them, and then at the end of the day it is easier to relax, or at the very least you’ll be very much closer to being done. Also, never, never, never fall behind.”

How to use The Bus The local transportation system, known as The Bus, can easily get students to most places that they want to go. Bus stops are located all along Kamehameha Highway heading both directions, and fares are relatively cheap at $2.50 each.

Upon paying fare, riders are given a piece of paper with a time at the top.

This time is when your ticket expires.

Transferring onto another bus (for example, your return trip) is free if you still have a valid ticket from your first ride when you get on.

Have Fun

Even though school work is extremely important for a healthy career, recreation is important for a healthy mind.

Going to the beach, hiking, using campus facilities, and even dating can be great ways to release from the stresses of school and work, while helping students be able to focus more when work comes around again.

Temple Beach and Hukilau Beach are the closest to campus. There are more rocks and coral in the water at Temple Beach, but the waves are smaller and more suited for swimming and relaxing. Hukilau has fewer rocks and coral, but waves are larger and more suited for body surfing.

Hiking up to Laie Falls or PCC Falls near campus provide everything from great views to jungle excursions. PCC Falls is an easier, shorter hike, while Laie Falls can be steep. Hikers can also choose to go up to the summit from Laie Falls, an even longer and more difficult hike that provides an amazing view of the island.

Campus also provides options for recreational activities. Parker Lovett, a junior English major from California, said, “I prefer tennis at the courts, because I’ve made some of the best memories and friends while enjoying the thrill of smashing tennis balls at each other.” The university also has an intramurals program.