Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Author-educator urges servant leadership
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published online in the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, March 27, 2007] Dr. Kent M. Keith [pictured at left], who in 1968 wrote a series of “paradoxical commandments” as a teenage undergraduate at Harvard that have since spread across the globe and formed the basis for several current best-selling books, urged […]
86-year-old singer continues to market her talents
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published online in the BYU-Hawaii Newsroom, November 2, 2004. Note: Aunty Genoa passed away February 25, 2008] The “Hawaiian Lady of Song,” 86-year-old “Aunty” Genoa Keawe, continues to promote her successful recording business by performing regularly in Waikiki and in special appearances around the world. Keawe’s son and […]
PCC World Fireknife preliminaries: May 14, 2009
[Story and photos by Mike Foley, originally published May 15, 2009] The senior men’s preliminary round in the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 17th annual World Fireknife Championship on May 14, 2009 saw a smaller field of entrants, but a tougher level of competition as the skilled “warriors” once again put their skills with the flaming knives […]
Laie Gardening Club gleans from the Nihipalis
[Story and photo by Mike Foley, originally published in Kaleo, April 23, 1998] The Laie Gardening Club gained insights into growing food at home for healthy eating when they toured Ben and Gerry Nihipali‘s home garden on April 18 [pictured at right]. The couple got totally committed to home gardening after Ben experienced angina in […]