Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Indonesia days: Bapak, our go-to guy
Bapak (sometimes also spelled bapa’ in those days, and sometimes shortened to Pak; the final consonant sound is “unreleased” or cut in half) is an Indonesian term of respect usually applied to all older men, or to show courtesy to any man, similar to using “sir” in English or “uncle” in Hawaiian English. Soon after […]
Desperately needed products
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” January 20, 2004] Humanitarian marketing: selling desperately needed products for people who can’t afford to buy them The co-founder and partner in a unique water pasteurization equipment company with widespread potential in developing countries faces the challenge of trying to market a […]
Congratulations, Kahuku High Class of 2009
[Blog entry and photos by Mike Foley: Originally published May 29, 2009] During the annual commencement ceremonies on May 28 in the BYU-Hawaii Cannon Activities Center, 232 seniors became “now and forever graduates of Kahuku High”:
BYUH unveils Hawaiian Studies program
[Story by Mike Foley: Originally published in KALEO, February 26, 1998] All the hopes and emotions of a long-time vision being fulfilled were on display the evening of Feb. 12 when the Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies at Brigham Young University-Hawaii was introduced to the public. The new program’s introduction occurred on Founders […]