Saturday Afternoon Schedule

Saturday Afternoon Schedule - July 23
11:30-1:00 PM – REGISTRATION/ LUNCH
1:00-4:00 PM – WORKSHOPS
Classes include: Finance, Dating, Health, Marriage, Emergency Prep and more!
Location: BYU-Hawaii Campus Heber J. Grant building
55-220 Kulanui Street, Laie, 96762
Workshop Keynote Speakers: Heidi & Jeffrey Swinton
Elder & Sister Swinton currently serve as the Laie
Hawaii Temple Visitors’ Center. In 2008, Sister
Swinton was called by President Thomas S. Monson
to write his biography, To the Rescue.
WORKSHOPS
TenUniqueFactsaboutLaie&KonaTemples:Takecontrolofyourlife!Setandreachgoals
bymakingtheTempleapriority.Also,discovernewfactsabouttheLaieandKonaTemples.
Speakers:TheNihipali’s
Gerry&BenjaminNihipaliservedintheKonaHawaiiTemplefrom2011to2014as2nd
CounselorintheTemplePresidencyandAssistanttotheMatron.Theyarecurrentlyservingin
theLaieHawaiiTempleas1stCounselorintheTemplePresidencyandAssistanttotheMatron.
WorkingwithTheSpirit&ThePureLoveofChrist-HowtogettheSpiritandwork
withitonaday-to-daybasis.Knowingthedifferencesbetweenloveandthepure
loveofChrist
Speaker:SanfordOkura
SanfordOkuragraduatedfromBYU-Provothenreceivedhislawdegreefrom
StanfordUniversityin1976.HeandhiswifeNancyhave8childrenand9
grandchildren.HehasservedasaBishop,StakePresident,andiscurrentlyasealerintheKona
HawaiiTempleandagospeldoctrineclassteacher.
Finance101-Learnhowtomakeandkeepabudget,planforthefuture,
avoiddebts,receivetipsonstudentloansandinvestments.
Speaker:RickAbelmann
RickAbelmanngraduatedfromBYUProvowithadegreeinEconomics,
followedbyalawdegreefromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis.Heworkedin
corporatelawandinvestmentbankinginHongKongbeforemovingtoHawaiiin
2008.In2009Rickstartedalawfirmspecializinginconsumerbankruptcy,andhassincehelped
hundredsoffamiliesinHawaiitorecoverfromfinancialdistress.Rickisalsoaco-founderof
PineapplePalaka,aHawaiianneckwearcompany.
MTCforReturnedMissionaries:
“HomewardBoundCrew”:
Li'iandPeterPurcell(WaipahuStake)
KamalaniandSamuelDelToro(WaipahuStake)
ClaireandAlapatiManutai(HonoluluStake)
MelanieandMasiKauvaka(HonoluluStake)
TatianaandMoeManuma(Laie,HawaiiStake)
KelseyandSpencerMauai(Laie,HawaiiStake)
RachelandFaigaloaJrVai(BYUHMarriedStake)
AFiresideGroupcomprisedofreturnedmissionariesalongwiththeirfamilieswhohave
beenconductingMusicalFiresidesaroundtheislandforYoungSingleAdultandYouth
congregations.Theirmainpurposehasbeentohelpthenextgenerationchoosetoservea
faithfulmissionbysharingtheirreal-lifeconversionstoriesthroughmissionaryworkandmusic.
Theirworkshop:"MTCFORRETURNEDMISSIONARIES"willbetohelpreturnedmissionaries
bridgethegapbetweentheirmissionsandtheafter-missionreality.
Culture&Religion:HowtoAchieveaBalance-Kaanoiwillleadapaneldiscussionon
notonlyHawaiianculture,butbridgingthegapwithothersandfindingacultural
balanceinmodernsociety.
Speaker:KaanoiWalk
Ka‘ano‘iWalkisoneofthefirststudentsenrolledinKaPapahanaKaiapuni,the
HawaiianLanguageImmersionProgram,atWaiau,Oʻahuin1987.Hisfamilyhas
dedicatedtheirlivestotheKaiapuniandHawaiianlanguagerevitalizationmovement.Hecurrently
servesastheSeniorPolicyAnalystoftheKūamahiCommunityEducationGroupatKamehamehaSchools
whereheadvocatesforbettereducationaloutcomesforNativeHawaiianlearners,there-normalization
ofHawaiianlanguageandculturalperspectives,andthenormalizationofHawaiianCulture-based
EducationwithinHawaiʻi’spubliceducationalsystem.
TurningYourPassionintoaCareer:Findhappinesslivingyourdreamcareer.
Speaker:JonathanCanlas
JonathanisaphotographerbasedoutofHauula,HI.Hegotintophotography
whileservinghismissioninTokyoSouthin1995.AfterreturningfromJapan,heattended
BrighamYoungUniversityinProvocompleting3majors:Japanese,AsianStudies,anda
BFAinPhotography.Currently,hephotographsweddings,familiesandaslewofpersonal
projectsthroughoutthecountry.Healsoteachesahandfulofworkshops,ownsoneofthelargest
workingfilmlabs,TheFINDLab,inOremUT,andwriteseducationalpdfsforotherphotographers.Heis
marriedtoCallieandtheyhave6children.
TurningYourPassionintoaCareer:
Speaker:IsaiahWalker
WhenIsaiahfirstjoinedtheChurchin1991hewasanavidandnationallyranked
teenagesurferwhowaspoisedtobecomeaprofessional.Althoughprofessionalsurfing
washisgoalatthattime,servingamissionandpursuinghighereducationbecamemore
importantcallingsforhim.Yearslater,theLordopeneddoorsforIsaiahtoaccomplishhis
youthfuldreamsinanunexpectedfashion.Today,IsaiahisaprofessionalSurfingScholar.Currently,he
isahistoryprofessoratBYUH,anawardwinningauthor,andarenownedexpertofHawaiianSurfing
History.Inadditiontoacademiccircles,IsaiahhasalsobeenfeaturedinESPNDocumentaries,theNew
YorkTimes,NationalGeographic,andmanyothermediavenues.HisstoryisatestamenttoGodʻs
willingnesstoblessusaswechosetofollowhim.
Communication,Communication,Communication-Overcomingyourfears,learningtosaywhat
youmean,howtosayno,digitalversusin-personcommunication---whichmethodisthebest?
Speaker:LinaLangi
LinaLangi,alsoknownasLinaGirl,bringsnearly30yearsofcommunicationsexperience
tothetable.AformerHawai'iradioandTVpersonality,shecontinuestohoneherGod-given
talentsasanMC,musician/entertainer,huladancer,eventcoordinatorandmotivationalspeaker.
WhensheisnotbuildingbusinessastheSales&MarketingDirectorofKanile'a'Ukuleleorworkingan
event,shelovesspendingtimewithhereternalcompanion(BruddahSamofthemusicalgroupVaihi)
enjoyingmomentswithherfamily(two-andfour-legged)andcurlingupwithagreatbook.
AreYouReady?-Simplewaystoprepareforanemergency.
Speaker:KenArima
HowMusicSpeakstoYourSoul-DoyourememberyourfirstPrimarySong?Doesasong
remindyouofsomeoneortakeyoubacktoaspecialtimeinyourlife?HowdoesMusic
speaktooursouls?We'lldiscusstheimportanceofMusicinourlivesandhowitcaninspire
ustoexpresstheinexpressible.Kimowillsharehisthoughtsonthissubjectandevenplay
someofhisoriginalcompositionsandsharehisexperiencesfromhis30+yearmusical
career.
Speaker:KimoArtis
KimoArtisisanawardwinning
Singer/Musician/Composer/Producerwhostartedhismusic
careerover35yearsago.Hehelpedformtheaward-winning
groupKanilaiandiscurrentlyco-bandleaderoftheawardwinninggroupKapalaandthePresidentofKapalaMusicGroup
LLC.KimoisalsoamemberoftheMakahaSons,oneofHawaii’smostbelovedgroupsandare
celebratingtheir40Anniversarythisyear.KimohasservedinmanyChurchpositionsand
currentlyistheHighPriestGroupLeaderintheMakikiWard.Heistheproudparentof8
childrenand7grandchildren.
Dating,Marriage,Temple:Dating,courtship,becomingthekindofeternal
companionyouwanttofind,marriagemilestonesandtheimportanceof
templecovenants.
Speakers:BethUale
BethUaleisamusicinstructoratKaWaihonaoKaNa'auao
PublicCharterSchoolandathermusicstudioinHawai‘iKai.In2006sheservedas'Motherof
theYear'fortheStateofHawai'iandin2007BethandherhusbandBodeearnedtheBYUHawai‘i'GenuineGoldHonoree–FamilyAward.'Sheandherhusbandhavefourchildrenand
elevengrandchildren.
BodeUale:
BodeUaleisaFamilyCourtJudge&hasservedfor25years.He&hiswifeBetharethe
Family&MarriageRelationsClassInstructorsfortheirWard.Theyrecentlycelebratedtheir
38thWeddingAnniversary.
DanielleUale:
DanielleUaleisadevotedmotherof3andanoutdooractivityenthusiast.Danielleis
alsoapersonalfitnesstrainerandanaccomplishedmulti-sportathlete.Youcanfollowheron
Instagramforworkouts,fitnesstipsandhealthyrecipes@riseupfit.
ChrichtonUale:
CrichtonUaleisaHip-hoprecordingartistunderthenameofIslandHeirwhowas
recentlycrownedthe2016IronMCofHawaii(Aninvite-onlycompetitiontofindthebestrapper
inHawaii).HeisalsoanMC&DJforhiscompanyThePerfectWeddingDJsandan
instructor/speakerforLikoFilm&KukuiLearningCenter.
YourBodyisaTemple:HealthandFitnesswithDr.TaketaWong
Howoftendowetreatourbodieswiththesamesenseofsanctityandrespectasthe
holytemple?Wewillstudyparallelsbetweenthetempleandourbodiesthrough
scripturesandscience.Learnsimpleandsurprisingwaystoimproveyourhealthand
fitness,includingprobioticfoods,hydrotherapy,effective10-minuteworkouts,and
easynutrientboostsforyourmeals.Learnaboutcuttingedgeresearchdiscoveringunderlyingcauses
andtreatmentsformanycommonhealthconditionsincludingfatigue,diabetes,heartdisease,
headaches,PMS,andanxiety.