Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
PCC Hawaiian expert shares culture, hula insights
[Story and photos by Mike Foley: Originally published in the BYU–Hawaii electronic “newsroom” on 27 February 2009] Cy M. Bridges [pictured at right], Theater Director for the Polynesian Cultural Center and a noted Hawaiian cultural expert, shared his love, passion and expertise on historical and genealogical aspects of modern hula with Brigham Young University Hawaii […]
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 […]
Nearly 1,000 attend Iosepa launch
Almost 1,000 people attended a community-wide launching ceremony for BYU-Hawaii’s 57-foot traditional twin-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe, Iosepa, held May 5, 2009, at Hukilau Beach in Laie. I have been writing stories and taking photos of the Iosepa since the logs first arrived from Fiji in February 2001…and thought you might enjoy these most recent images […]
Please ‘courtesy flush’
After several hours of doing research at the BYU-Hawaii Archives in Laie this past week, I went to one of the men’s bathrooms, and was surprised to find that a previous patron in the only available stall had not bothered to flush. Ewww, he left his stinky mess behind . . . which, you may […]