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Local response to Samoa disasters

Story by Mike Foley American Samoa photos by Barry Markowitz ©2009
 
A yacht was tossed over 200 yards from its mooring into the Latter-day Saint chapel in Pago Pago, American Samoa. The chapel has extensive damage inside from the September 29 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the U.S. territory.
The aftermath images of the massive [...]

October 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Koolauloa | One comment

Oloa reclaims PCC World Fireknife Championship

Polynesian Cultural Center night show performers give the royal treatment to Mikaele Oloa, who minutes earlier on May 16 won the World Fireknife Championship… for the third time. — Photo by Mike Foley
 
The runners-up in the PCC's 17th annual World Fireknife Championship were:
 

Joseph Cadousteau of Papeete, Tahiti, 2nd place
 Viavia "VJ" Tiumalu Jr. of Orlando, [...]

May 16th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Laie | One comment

PCC World Fireknife Championships underway

The Polynesian Cultural Center's 17th annual World Fireknife Championships got underway on May 14 in the Hale Aloha when 16 senior men competed in the preliminary round. They came from as close as Laie, and as far as Hong Kong, Guam, Samoa, Maui, Kona, San Diego, Las Vegas and Orlando, Florida…all hoping for a shot [...]

May 15th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Laie | One comment