Mike Foley's blog
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Internationalization of CCH (2004)
Ross R. Allen (1957-1966): 1957 registrar recalls internationalization of CCH Ross R. Allen (pictured at right), who joined the Church College of Hawaii administration in 1957 as the registrar and director of admissions, claims to be “the first person who ever applied for a job” at the university, compared with the original faculty, “who were […]
Samoan vs. Hawaiian names
In my last entry, I went on-and-on about the Samoan language, and made a few comparisons with other Polynesian languages, which reminded me of a brief incident years ago that demonstrates the difference between many Samoan and Hawaiian names:
BYUH Honors students look at countering terrorism
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” April 4, 2007] A counter-terrorism expert now on the BYU-Hawaii faculty suggested to Honors students in their April 4 colloquium that humanitarian aid — helping people — will ultimately be more effective than military intervention in fighting terrorism. “Terrorism isn’t something new. […]
E hoa: Congratulations, Alfred
Grace It is with great pleasure that I congratulate my young friend and former colleague, Puataata (if you ever wondered what the P. stands for) Alfred Grace, who was recently named as the first-ever Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Polynesian Cultural Center. I can honestly say I knew Al back when. I first met […]