Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
A bamboo cannon: New Year’s 2009
First, Happy New Year 2009, or as we say in Hawaii: Hau’oli Makahiki Hou! Those of you who know New Year’s Eves in Hawaii will smile, while those of you who haven’t ever had the pleasure can’t imagine the noise and smoke of the fireworks, plus the enjoyment of the grindz — the food — […]
Confession: I like country music
Because I’ve lived in the islands for over 40 years, most people who know me might be a little surprised to learn I really like country and western music. A Samoan friend’s Facebook comments about James Taylor’s beautiful Carolina being one of his most favorite songs led me to make this confession. Actually, I have […]
Missionary explains Book of Mormon ‘wordprint’ analysis
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii “Newsroom,” April 17, 2007] Elder Gale Bryce [pictured at right], a volunteer service missionary at the Polynesian Cultural Center, explained in the heavily attended April 17. 2007. BYUH School of Computing InForm meeting how two former colleagues used “wordprint” statistical analyses to authenticate Book of Mormon […]
Oh-oh…a bad smell
Jolene Kanahele of Laie recently wrote a poignant entry on Facebook that reminded me of a somewhat related experience years ago in, of all places, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: