Mike Foley's blog
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Wow! $2 gas again…
The other day in Honolulu (12/2008) I was so surprised to see gas at Costco — the one by Honolulu Community College — only cost about $2 a gallon for 87-octane; and that for the first time in a long time I sprang for premium grade. It only cost about $35 to fill up. This […]
Electrifying!
The first sign on Friday evening, December 26, was a little flicker of the lights. I remember saying to my wife, Sally, I wonder if someone hit a telephone pole somewhere down the highway. Then a few minutes later the lights went out — then soon enough all over Oahu. Yup, for the second time […]
Nearly 1,000 attend Iosepa launch
Almost 1,000 people attended a community-wide launching ceremony for BYU-Hawaii’s 57-foot traditional twin-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe, Iosepa, held May 5, 2009, at Hukilau Beach in Laie. I have been writing stories and taking photos of the Iosepa since the logs first arrived from Fiji in February 2001…and thought you might enjoy these most recent images […]
Brushes with military and government service
[Story by Mike Foley, originally published January 21, 2010] First, let me pay tribute to all those currently serving and who have served in the military, especially including my dad, the late F. W. “Mike” Foley — who met my mom while he was stationed at the U.S. Army’s Fort Douglas in Salt Lake […]