Brigham Young University-Hawaii

55-220 Kulanui St, Laie, HI 96762-129 -  View Map

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• BYU-Hawaii is a four-year undergraduate institution that educates 2,400 students each year from 70 countries in Asia, the Pacific, the U.S. and other parts of the world. Among universities that exclusively offer bachelor degrees,
• BYU-Hawaii offers a unique environment that helps students enlarge the intellect, build personal character and faith in God, and live harmoniously among those whose cultures are different from their own. This leads our students to a lifetime of learning and service in their careers, families, church, community and country.
• Our academics emphasize intercultural traditions, with 40 majors in business, technology, education, science, and the arts. BYU-Hawaii focuses on educating the minds, hearts and character of our students, sharpening their integrity and their desires to serve. We develop leadership skills in a harmonious multicultural environment, preparing students to embrace the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly global world.
• Laie, Hawaii (population 7,000) is situated 35 miles north of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The 100-acre campus is nestled between lush mountains and ideal shoreline. The average annual temperature is 77 degrees F (25 C); the average annual precipitation is 23 inches (584 mm).
• U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks BYU-Hawaii among the best in the western United States.
• Brigham Young University—Hawaii was established as the Church College of Hawaii in 1955. An accreditation visit from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) resulted in the Church College of Hawaii obtaining full accreditation as a two-year college in October 1959 and then full accreditation as a four-year institution in February 1961. Further reaccreditations were received in January 1964, May 1968, and June 1972.
• Profile last updated: 10/15/2009.

In the News:

• BYU officials defend hotel proposal (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
  posted on May 29, 2011 at 11:36:51 am
  Brigham Young University-Hawaii officials said a proposed hotel and related banquet and restaurant facilities are important parts of a plan to expand educational services in Laie.
• Seasiders send Vulcan men to 5-5 in PacWest (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
  posted on February 6, 2011 at 06:39:51 pm
  Jett Chang scored 26 points and Jake Dastrup 22 to lead Brigham Young University-Hawaii to an 85-76 win over the University of Hawaii at Hilo on Saturday night.
• Smaller projects progress in Laie (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
  posted on January 23, 2011 at 11:37:13 am
  It will take years before city and state officials decide whether to rezone hundreds of acres of agricultural land near Brigham Young University-Hawaii for development, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints already has begun a handful of smaller projects they insist will make life better for the Windward corner of Oahu's North Shore.
• Community plan awash in controversy (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
  posted on December 8, 2010 at 11:39:13 am
  The deep division in Laie over plans to rezone agricultural land around Brigham Young University-Hawaii -- allowing shops, churches and "affordable" homes -- spilled out last night when hundreds of people packed Kahuku High and Intermediate Schools' cafeteria wearing powder blue T-shirts in support of development and green T-shirts urging "Keep the Country Country."
• Seasiders end UHH's winning streak (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
  posted on November 13, 2010 at 06:40:25 pm
  Brigham Young University-Hawaii, fighting to stay alive in title contention, fought past the University of Hawaii at Hilo 17-25, 25-18, 25-15, 28-26 on Friday night.

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