Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Kolea expert spends two weeks at BYU-Hawaii
[Story by Mike Foley: Originally published in the online BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, January 21, 2008] One of the foremost international experts on Pluvialis fulva — the Pacific Golden-Plover — has spent the past two weeks at BYU-Hawaii helping faculty and students, as well as state and federal researchers, net and band specimens of the unique long-distance […]
‘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 […]
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 […]
BYUH presents service honors to labor missionaries
[Story by Mike Foley, originally published online in the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, March 17, 2005] BYU-Hawaii honored 26 labor missionaries during its Koolauloa Community Service Awards Program on March 17. The twenty-six represented several hundred volunteer laborers and supervisors who built the university campus, additions to the Hawaii Temple and Visitors Center, housing, chapels, and the […]