In Part 2 of our series of La’ie during World War II, we learn from the recollections of Laverne Pukahi Joe Ah Quin and Gladys Pualoa Ahuna how martial law, declared immediately following the Japanese attack that brought the US into World War II, affected the local...
About 60 years ago it took a young Mormon missionary from Idaho more than three months to travel from the Intermountain West to the remote northern Tongan island of Niuatoputapu. There, Elder John H. Groberg — known as Kolipoki, the Tongan transliteration of his last...
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame — whose permanent exhibit is located near the front entrance of the Polynesian Cultural Center — has unveiled its Class of 2017, that includes one inductee with particularly strong ties to the Polynesian Cultural Center: ■ Junior...
La’ie In 1941 The town of La’ie sits on the northeast corner of the small Pacific island of Oahu, just a few minutes from the famous beaches of the North Shore. La’ie was established in ancient times as a pu’uhonua, which means sanctuary, or place of refuge....
WIN A “FAMILY-TRIP” HAWAII VACATION The Polynesian Cultural Center is sponsoring a family-style trip to Hawaii drawing for four that includes: – Round-trip airfare to Hawaii – Hotel accommodations at the Marriott Courtyard Oahu North Shore – Super...
Welcome to our two new managers Following the recent retirement — or “graduation,” as we like to say around here — of Aunty Ellen Gay Dela Rosa, PCC Vice President of Cultural Presentations Delsa Moe reorganized our Theater Department under two newly promoted...
Did you know that a free Polynesian Cultural Center app is available for download to your iOS and Android mobile devices? A’oia (“that’s right,” in Hawaiian) — think of it as high tech for our old-Polynesia setting. Under the direction of Jeff Dunn, Director of the...
Meet new Pounders General Manager, Greg Maples: Greg Maples, who joined the Polynesian Cultural Center management team on August 1 as General Manager of Pounders Restaurant in the Hukilau Marketplace, brings extensive experience in the food and beverage industry....
Honolulu-based Pacific Business News, which has recognized various categories of achievement throughout Hawaii since it was founded in 1963, presented its inaugural Pineapple Award in the visitor attraction leadership category to the Polynesian Cultural Center during...
As explained on the official website of the Kingdom of Tonga….”family is the central unit of Tongan life.” “Tongan society is guided by four core values, all of which combine to ensure a generous and genuine welcome to visitors to the Kingdom;...
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