Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Kupuna tales: Old Laie and the Hukilau
[By Mike Foley: Originally published in KALEO, September 25, 1997] Ahi Logan’s [pictured on left] family roots run deep in Hawaii. Names like Kuakaha, Kawaiopua, Kaleohano, Nainoa and Lokona Kalili have great meaning to him, his family and the community. These are names of just a few of his ancestors. Logan can trace his family […]
The quintessential American religion
[Originally written by Mike Foley in August 2008] BYU-Hawaii ICS prof publishes chapter on ‘shifting role’ of Church Dr. Ethan Yorgason [pictured at right: photo by Mike Foley], an adjunct assistant professor in the history and International Cultural Studies geography professor at BYU-Hawaii, contributed a chapter on the “shifting role of Latter-day Saints as the quintessential […]
MPHS tours small, old cemeteries in Laie
MPHS members at the small cemetery on the Hau‘ula side of Temple Hill About three dozen people, including kupuna, gained new appreciation for the aloha of families and volunteers during the Mormon Pacific Historical Society’s (MPHS) November 24, 2007, tour of five small and previously completely overgrown cemeteries in Laie. In fact, many community residents […]
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”: