Mike Foley's blog
Here are a couple of samples:
Understanding Arab-Israeli conflicts
[Story and photo by Mike Foley: Published originally in the BYU-Hawaii online “Newsroom,” January 4, 2004] Former Jerusalem Center director draws parallels between Arab-Israeli and Book of Mormon conflicts David B. Galbraith [pictured at right], a BYU professor emeritus of Middle East studies and conflict management, and a former director of the BYU Jerusalem Center […]
Original Maori artisan refreshes PCC carvings
[Published in the December 2013 issue of IMUA Polenisia, the Polynesian Cultural Center newsletter: Story and photos by Mike Foley] Before sunrise on November 30, in accordance with New Zealand Maori custom, carvers, service missionaries, island representatives, other Maori from the community and special guests waited at the Maori Village gate for a special kawanga ceremony to […]
‘Johnny Lingo’ cast, crew hold Laie reunion
Story and photos by Mike Foley (July 2010) LAIE, Hawaii — Cast and crewmembers of the 1969 Latter-day Saint film Johnny Lingo reunited on July 29, 2010, in the BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center to celebrate the cinematic Polynesian fable’s perennial popularity over the past 40 years and also to hear from two of its main […]
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 […]