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This list of Brigham Young University Hawaii alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of Brigham Young University Hawaii (BYUH).

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Academia and research

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference

Arts

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Business and finance

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Young Bo Chang 1979 B.A. Awarded the National Medal from the Republic of Korea and two Presidential Medals (one from President Roh Tae Woo; one from President Kim Dae Jung) for his international work in the deep sea fishing industry [1]
Richie Norton 2005 B.S. Best-selling author of "The Power of Starting Something Stupid" and CEO of Product. [2][3][4]

Entertainment

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Clayton Thomas Kearl (aka "Gringasho") 2016 B.S. American Internet and Instagram star in Peru known as "Gringasho." [5][6]
Preston Moss 2016 B.A. American Internet star in Ecuador and spokesperson for the cheese company Reyqueso [7][8]
Hyram Yarbro 2018 N/A Social media personality and skin care commentator [9]

Government, law, and public policy

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Young Bo Chang 1979 B.A. French Polynesia's representative on the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation [1]
Eni Fa'aua'a Hunkin Faleomavaega, Jr. 1964 A.A. Delegate to Congress (D) from American Samoa [10]
Feki Puoha 2007 B.A. Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives for District 47 from 2014-2016. [11]

Journalism, media, literature, writing, and translation

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Ernest Sipes 1990 B.A. Independent research writer and journalist: USA Today; Washington Times [1]

Music

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Randall W. Boothe 1975 B.M. Director of Light of the World and Faith in Every Footstep; former director of Disney's All American College Singers, Dancers and Show Band and artistic director for the Young Ambassadors [12]

Religion

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Note: all positions listed are within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unless otherwise noted.
Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference

Sports

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
Mike Wilton 1972 B.S. Volleyball head coach for the University of Hawaii, three-time national coach of the year, 2002 national champion [13]
Asi Taulava 1998 S Professional basketball player playing in the Philippines for the Coca-Cola Tigers in the PBA [14]
Yuta Tabuse 2002 Professional basketball player playing in Japan for the Link Tochigi Brex in the JBL; first Japanese born player to play in the NBA [15]
Chelsea Smith-McKell 2005 B.S. Two time Cross Country National Champion in 2003 and 2004.
Jet Chang 2012 Most Outstanding Player of the 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament; member of the Chinese Taipei national basketball team [16]

Other

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Name Class year(s) Degree(s) Notability Reference
George E. Wahlen Medal of Honor recipient for heroic efforts in Battle of Iwo Jima [citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Young Bo Chang". BYUH. Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  2. ^ Flosites. "About Richie Norton". The Blog of Richie Norton. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  3. ^ Caprino, Kathy. "Longing to Start Something Stupid? How Pursuing 'Stupid' Will Transform Your Life". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  4. ^ "Richie Norton". LinkedIn.
  5. ^ "Social media star and alumni 'Gringasho' wants Peruvians to be proud of their culture". BYUH Ke Alaka'i. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  6. ^ "Alumnus Clayton Kearl says he ran 1,567 miles along Peruvian coast to combat littering". BYUH Ke Alaka'i. 2020-01-24. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  7. ^ "King of Cheeses". YouTube. Reyqueso. May 2, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
  8. ^ "Preston Moss". Facebook.
  9. ^ Simonetti, Isabella. "Hyram and the Everyday People's Skincare Revolution". observer.com. Observer.
  10. ^ "Eni bio". U.S. Congress. Archived from the original on 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
  11. ^ "Feki Pouha to Lead BYU–Hawaii Office of Honor". BYUH News. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  12. ^ "Randall W. Boothe". BYUH. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  13. ^ "Mike Wilton". BYUH. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  14. ^ "PBA online". Philippine Basketball Association. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  15. ^ Toth, Catherine E. (December 20, 2001). "BYUH's Japanese point guard learning about celebrity". The Honolulu Advertiser. Archived from the original on September 6, 2005. Retrieved July 15, 2006.
  16. ^ Lester, Brian (March 26, 2011). "Hollow victory". NCAA.com. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2011.
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