(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) An aerial view of BYU–Hawaii in Laie, Oahu, in March 2025. The university’s website lists Tonga, a majority Latter-day Saint country, second among the top 10 nations represented within its student body.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.