Mike Foley's blog
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BYUH holds Hawaiian conferences
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published in Kaleo, September 10, 1998] The BYU-Hawaii kupuna conference begins with hula The BYUH Center for Hawaiian Language and Cultural Studies — more commonly called the Hawaiian Studies program — sponsored back-to-back conferences on two weekends in August to seek input and suggestions from kupuna and educators for […]
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 […]
‘Uncle John’ celebrates 25 years of China friendship
[Story and photos by Mike Foley, originally published in the PCC Imua Polenesia newsletter, June 2007] John Muaina (fourth from left, back row), his wife Luella, Carolyn and Eric Shumway and Napua Baker (right, back row) meet with AEM alumni in Xi’an, China Polynesian Cultural Center Vice President of Human Resources John Muaina recently represented the […]
III. Things have changed: Way back when
As the third in a series on my blog about how things have changed a lot since I was a kid, I’m reminded of a prof years ago at the University of Hawaii who told us that our personal “stories” or historical heritage begins with the memories of the oldest people we’ve known. If that’s […]