Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
PCC’s ‘Haunted Lagoon’ a hit
The Polynesian Cultural Center’s Halloween-themed “haunted lagoon” canoe ride from October 22-31, 2008, was a huge hit: Over 12,000 people came to experience the PCC in a totally different way…and over 200 volunteers from the Center and the community helped keep them laughing, and scared. People from all over Oahu came — some of them […]
Duo marks 20 years in Laie preschool
[Story and photos by Mike Foley: Originally published in KALEO, November 29, 1997] Gerry Nihipali [pictured at right] and Lilian Makaiau have been preparing children for school for 20 years in Laie. They teach preschool for four-year-olds and last year they had children of former students in their classes. Their students mainly come from Laie, […]
L&L CEO recommends decentralization
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” February 18, 2003] The CEO of Hawaii’s largest plate lunch restaurant chain says decentralization and giving management part-ownership are keys to L&L Drive Inn’s success. Eddie Flores [pictured at right], a Chinese-Filipino who immigrated with his parents to Hawaii in 1963, told […]
86-year-old singer continues to market her talents
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published online in the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, November 2, 2004. Note: Aunty Genoa passed away February 25, 2008] The “Hawaiian Lady of Song,” 86-year-old “Aunty” Genoa Keawe, continues to promote her successful recording business by performing regularly in Waikiki and in special appearances around the world. Keawe’s son and […]