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Orgills report on Latter-day Saint mission presidency

by Mikaele | Nov 23, 2017 | News at the Center

More than 500 new “sons and daughters” About four years after leaving Laie, former Polynesian Cultural Center president and CEO Von D. Orgill and his wife, Sherry, returned for a special PCC team meeting in the Hawaiian Journey Theater on November 2, 2017....

The Polynesian Cultural Center legacy is all about Ohana (family)

by Mikaele | Nov 21, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Hawai'i

Polynesian Cultural Center ‘ohana [family] Hawaii is famous for its aloha spirit. Many experience the genuine warmth of the local people, to the extent they begin to feel like ‘ohana — family. That definitely happens a lot at the Polynesian Cultural Center. But...

Polynesian Cultural Center receives USA Today award

by Mikaele | Nov 4, 2017 | News at the Center

PCC wins USA Today “10 Best” Award USA Today readers recently voted the Polynesian Cultural Center as the number-one “best Hawaii attraction” PCC selected from a list of 10 Hawaii attractions The readers selected the Center the #1 from a list of 10 top...

Steel Guitar: Origins, Technique & Musical Significance in Polynesia

by Mikaele | Oct 16, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Hawai'i

The steel guitar legacy begins in Laie The Polynesian Cultural Center has a unique connection to the Hawaiian steel guitar: Its inventor was born in Laie, home of the PCC, in 1874. Young Joseph Kekukuupenaokamehamehakanaiaupuni Apuakehau, who shortened his stage name...

Volunteer Michael Theobald remembers pre-1963 PCC opening

by Mikaele | Oct 3, 2017 | News at the Center

Elder Michael and Sister Shauna Theobald have recently completed 13 months as senior training missionaries at the Polynesian Cultural Center and returned to their home in Orem, Utah. While volunteering here this time, they conducted leadership training for full-time...
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