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A lot of people work behind the scenes at Brame Energy Center in Lena to make sure you have electricity when you flip on a light switch.

Vinodh Chellapilli, a junior from India majoring in computer science, said his mother has been sick with multiple health issues since 2012. During 2021, he shared she was not able to pay for necessary treatments because employment in India is difficult due to her being a single mom. In addition, he said and two sisters are unable to help her.

Photo by Monique Saenz English Professor Sherman Han was honored for working 40 years at BYU–Hawaii at the annual employee appreciation event, called Ho’omaika’i, which means “to thank” in Hawaiian. It was held on Jan. 28 via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions. BYUH honored, celebrated and recognized the years of service provided by employees and presented exemplary employee awards at the event. A part of the Faculty of Arts & Letters, Han said, “I am very grateful to have th...

Provided by Jeff Collins 1 of 2 Collins said his defining moment in making videos came when he was at BYUH. Collins said he started getting into video making about six months before he joined Ke Alaka‘i. Crickmore said Collins would do GoPro videos when the two went surfing at Pounders Beach, and they also did weekly newscasts loosely based on Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update.” One project Collins recalled do...