Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Chinese religious studies delegation visits BYU-Hawaii
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” October 8, 2004] A delegation of 10 faculty and staff from the China Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of World Religions in Beijing spent October 7-8, 2004, at BYU-Hawaii where they toured the campus, experienced the Polynesian Cultural Center, and held a […]
‘High adventure’: Molokini and Na Pali
[Blog entry and photos* by Mike Foley: Originally published July 7, 2009] Years ago when our kids were all home and finances were tight, we undertook a family project with the hopes of raising enough money to go to Disneyland: Almost every month we would label, prepare and deliver about 10,000 copies of the old […]
Oz: Hitchhiking to Gympie
During my six-month East-West Center fellowship Pacific Islands field study in 1971 (which I’ve previously mentioned a couple of times), my wife and I arrived in Sydney, Australia, late one July night: It was freezing cold (especially for Hawaii people), and I remember there was ice in the gutters. In those days many places in […]
Selamat Pagi: My Indonesia connection
Many of you know, and I’ve certainly reminded everyone in earlier Nanilaie Blog entries, of my ties with Samoa . . . but most of you may not know about my Indonesia connection.