Ke Alaka'i: The Podcast

Our host, Emmie Siebert, is joined by some of her family friends who are serving as the Hawaii Laie Mission Leaders, Stephanie and Sid Bassett.

Today Emmie Siebert is joined by Kevin Schlag, BYU-Hawaii's operations vice president, to talk about his devotional, Thanksliving. 

Hadley Wurtz and Emmie Siebert are joined this week by Stephen Tausinga as he talks about why he founded Sokiyo: an experience-share company. 

Mutia Parasduhita and Emmie Siebert talk with student custodian Erwin Boenari and student security guard Thanush Prathapan to hear the tales of their jobs on campus, discussing the crazy hours, balancing work with school and more. 

This week our hosts talk with student Tai Gonzales about his experience volunteering for HXP, or Humanitarian Experience, this past summer and how it shaped his perspective of others and expanded his testimony God's love. 

Have you heard of the Kumuwaiwai Center for Sustainability? Emmie Siebert and Mutia Parasduhita sit down with student Kinohi Bridges and Kumuwaiwai Education Manager Kihei Nahale-a to learn what the center and farm are, their purpose on campus and how students can take part in the work. 

Kicking off season 7 with our hosts Emmie Siebert, Mutia Parasduhita and Hadley Wurtz, the hosts sit down to share a bit about themselves and what is in store for this season.

With Friday the 13th a few days away and Halloween around the corner, Emmie Siebert and Mutia Parasduhita sit down with Auntie Sonne, the voice of the former Laie Lady. These three chat about Sonne Campbell's experiences doing the PCC's Haunted Lagoon, what Friday the 13th is and share some personal spooky stories of their own. 

Eli Hadley talks with the president of the BYU–Hawaii Enactus team, Sumiya Munkhbaatar, and her fellow teammates, Nandy Gordillo and Anameere Tennaba. They share their experience and success in this past years international social entrepreneurship competition with their business project ReEarth. 

Eli Hadley and Linda Laulu talk with Natalie Day a young entrepreneur and business major. Day shares her journey starting her own ice cream stand, "Main Street Treats," in Montana during COVID-19 and how it has since grown. She shares how the experience has benefitted her business studies at BYU–Hawaii.

Qing Li and Ice Cesario sit down with hosts Eli Hadley and Mutia Parasduhita to discuss the newly formed Art Club at BYU–Hawaii. They share how they got started in art, the purpose for starting the club and how the club is for the entire BYUH community. 

Eli Hadley and Mutia Parasduhita talk with Michael Schaumann about his life and being adopted. Schaumann was adopted from Russia at 8 years old. He shares his experience joining an American family, who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and how it shaped him into who he is today. 

Hosts Mutia Parasduhita and Eli Hadley chat with BYUH's Counseling Center Academic Trainees, Vanessa Latchumanan and Dev Ormsby, to discuss the purpose and usefulness of the center for students. 

As appreciation to the teacher assistants on campus, Eli Hadley and Mutia Parasduhita invited Timothy Samad and Gatlin Jordan, teacher assistants majoring in business management and psychology.  They talk about the life of TA and their passion in helping students to succeed in their academic journey. 

On this episode, hosts Mutia and Eli sit down with Jeannie Soliai, BYUH’s Campus Risk and Safety Manager, to discuss how to stay safe during an emergency. According to NOAA, June 1st through November 30th is known as hurricane season. Soliai shares tips about how students can respond to emergencies and be prepared for the worst, and look for opportunities to serve others in the midst of a crisis. 

Celebrate Father’s Day a little early by listening to a new episode of Ke Alaka’i The Podcast!!! On this week’s episode, Hadley Wurtz and Eli Hadley sit down with senior student Anel Canto to talk about fatherhood. Anel became a dad several months ago when his son Winston was born, and shared about the challenges he faced in this new chapter of life, but also the blessings of building a family wit...

“Go-Go-Go Joseph!!!” This week, we sat down with the cast and crew of BYU–Hawaii’s production of the musical “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Director Bryan Larson, performer Melody Christman, who stars as one of the narrators, Abrielle Uyehara, the dance lead, and Magda Smith, the set designer, speak about the challenges of putting together a show with a large cast and complex danc...

In this very special episode, Lexi Langley and Eli Hadley sit down with Professor Marcus Martins, of the Faculty of Religious Education. Dr. Martins shares about his class on Church organization and leadership, which is exclusive to BYU–Hawaii, and shares about his extensive academic journey which took him from Brazil to Utah and eventually to Hawaii. Additionally, he speaks about his books on Lat...

This week, we sit down with recent graduate Terrell Wu, from Malaysia, as he recounts how he was first introduced to the Church, and how he was led to BYU–Hawaii to pursue a degree in Communications, with hopes to become an actor. Hosts Eli Hadley and Lexi Langley, on her final episode, also share about how they came to BYUH and the special purpose attending school there gave them.

On this week's episode, Lexi Langley, Hadley Wurtz and Eli Hadley talk with Everett Tracy and Liam Wilson, two Oahu locals. They share their favorite summer memories and how to have fun during the summertime in Hawaii. 

This week Lexi Langley and Eli Hadley sit down with the first-place winners of BYU–Hawaii's 2023 Empower Your Dreams business competition. The trio from China share how they developed their idea of a logistics shipping company into a successful plan for the future. 

On this week's episode, Lexi Langley and Eli Hadley talk with presidency members of BYU–Hawaii's Latin America Club, Alan Pineda, Nandy Caceres and Nicole Martinez to discuss Cinco de Mayo and the truth behind this holiday. 

This week Eli Hadley, Lexi Langley, and Hadley Wurtz are joined by Amen Arif Khokhar, a sophomore from Pakistan. In this episode, Khokhar shares her story of how she came to BYU–Hawaii and what it is like being one of the only students from Pakistan. 

This week Eli Hadley and Hadley Wurtz are joined by seniors and Ke Alaka'i employees, Nichole Whiteley and Yichi Lu. In this episode, Whiteley and Lu share about their trip to New York alongside other seniors on the Ke Alaka'i team. 

Lexi Langley and Hadley Wurtz talk with members of BYU–Hawaii's Hip Hop Club, Shania Datt and Prince Gundaya, and student Sarah Francis to discuss the culture of hip hop and how the club is embodying the culture.