Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Interisland boats in Samoa, 1965
[Blog entry and photos by Mike Foley, originally published online, December 7, 2008] In my “Mutiny in Samoa” entry, I referred to the fact that by 1965 most Mormon missionaries in Samoa flew between American and Western Samoa on a Polynesian Airlines DC3 [pictured at right]. New policy called for missionaries to fly whenever possible, […]
Aloha, baby Gavin Norton…
[Story by Mike Foley] People from all over the world have been praying for and following the story of Gavin David Bruce Norton, the eight-week old son of Richie Norton and his wife, Natalie Link Norton, who was born in Hawaii on October 24, 2009 and died in Salt Lake City, Utah, on January 7, […]
BYUH students learn about service dogs
[Story and photos by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” March 5, 2009] Brigham Young University Hawaii Honors students learned in their colloquium on March 4 about a unique program in nearby Kahuku — one of only 40 in the world — fully accredited to train highly skilled service dogs to help […]
PCC Promo dancer reigns as ‘Miss South Pacific’
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published in the PCC Imua Polenesia newsletter, January 2008] PCC Promo Team dancer and Laie resident Tessie Toluta’u [pictured at right during the 2007 PCC Moanikeala Hula Festival] recently swept all categories to win the title of Miss South Pacific in Apia, Samoa. For her talent she performed Tongan […]