Mike Foley's blog
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Rainy Rushmore!
Mt. Rushmore and surrounding region (if you don’t see a video window above, please go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWp2Q05v77E) Almost every time I saw pictures or movies of Mt. Rushmore in the past, its grand-scale patriotism instilled in me a desire to see it in person . . . so, even though it made for several long […]
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 […]
BYUH professor inspects ancient Egyptian sites
[Story and photos by Mike Foley, originally published online in the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, March 10, 2005] BYU-Hawaii Religion and history professor Dr. Kerry Muhlestein recently returned from a three-week tour with the prestigious American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE) that enhances his ability to teach Old Testament, the Pearl of Great Price, world civilization and […]
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 […]