Jonathan Napela Center

05/16/2024

On May 13, 2024, the White House and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) hosted a historic, community-wide celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) Heritage Month at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium.

On May 13, 2024, the White House and the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) will host a historic,...

11/09/2017

Aloha From Lavaland is a powerful documentary that captures a community in action when our small rural town of Pahoa was at risk of being taken over by a new outbreak of lava. Hard to predict and impossible to stop, the flow threatened to cut off the town’s main access road, which would leave the residents of this already isolated community to rely solely on one another.

10/30/2017

🎃Come trick-or-treat at the Jonathan Napela Center (McKay 170) for some Halloween candy🎃

10/23/2017

Want to know how to say these street names and more correctly? Want to learn how to speak Hawaiian? Come to the Jonathan Napela Center and learn more about the Hawaiian Language and the classes we offer.

10/20/2017

If you are still looking for a major or minor, look no further! Choose Pacific Islands Studies!!

10/19/2017

What an interesting topic on Hawaiian culture!

Perhaps one of the only exhibits of its kind in Hawai'i, the Joseph F. Smith Library currently houses a rare representation of the island’s very own Pā'ū riders, with a compilation of figurines and chronological histories depicting their origin.

10/18/2017

Looking for a major or minor? Why not Hawaiian Studies?! You can learn about the Hawaiian culture and the Hawaiian Language! How Cool!!

10/09/2017

What do you think? Is it a "worse case scenario"?

Government officials worry new status will result in a cut in aid and could hurt the country’s growth prospects

10/06/2017

Happy Aloha Friday from the Jonathan Napela Center! Have a fun weekend!!

09/29/2017

Have you been to the Jonathan Napela Center? If not, here it is. Nothing too fancy but we like it, especially the A.C. in this Hawaii heat.

09/27/2017

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09/20/2017

Aloha,
If you are a student at BYU-H interested in Hawaiian or Pacific Islands Studies come over to the Jonathan Napela Center. We have free DVD's and small books relating to the those studies. Come check them out in McKay 170!!