Community News

by | Feb 26, 2016 | News at the Center

Coming soon: Ukulele Experience! PCC’s new Ukulele Experience and the Ukulele Experience Gallery, which you will find just before the Ticketed Entrance inside the PCC, will be a great place to learn more about this popular instrument that’s practically synonymous with...

First Tongan in the NFL Emphasizes Education

by | Feb 25, 2016 | News at the Center

Two of the five men honored during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame enshrinement activities at the Polynesian Cultural Center on January 30, 2016, have close personal ties to Laie. One of them, the first Tongan to play in the NFL, took extra time to explain those...

The Beauty of Polynesia

by | Feb 19, 2016 | Cultures of Polynesia

What is the real beauty of Polynesia? The media may focus on pictures of beautiful Polynesian woman dressed in hula skirts, with big brown eyes and long, luxurious hair. These quintessential islanders can make men swoon and women long for such genes. But the real...

Tonga Tapa

by | Feb 19, 2016 | Cultures of Polynesia, Tonga

  One of my favorite activities to see at the Polynesian Cultural Center is the tapa making demonstration in Tongan. It’s not only fun to watch but very educational at the same time. I just think it’s amazing that cloth can be made out of the bark of a tree. As I...

2016 January News

by | Jan 28, 2016 | News at the Center

Other PCC, community news PFHoF players at PCC: The Polynesian Cultural Center welcomed its Class of 2016 inductees into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame during special induction ceremonies on Saturday, January 30 with: Greetings at the PFHoF gallery near the...
Hawaiian Slack-key Guitar

Hawaiian Slack-key Guitar

by | Jan 28, 2016 | Hawai'i, News at the Center

Listen up for slack key in the Hawaiian Village The popularity of Hawaiian music and instruments such as the steel guitar and ukuleles has spread around the world; and so, rightfully, part of the PCC’s cultural presentation in the village focuses on Hawaiian music...

Pounding Poi

by | Jan 28, 2016 | Cultures of Polynesia, Hawai'i

Poi pounding flavors our hula event The PCC’s Hawaiian Village routinely offers visitors the opportunity to sample poi, or even try their hand at pounding boiled taro into the famous Hawaiian staple food; but during the 26th annual Moanikeala festival this year a...

26th Moanikeala Hula Festival

by | Jan 28, 2016 | Cultures of Polynesia

PCC puts on 26th annual Moanikeala Hula Festival Following a brief Hawaiian flag-raising ceremony, village “chief” Kaipo Manoa explained the festival honors the PCC’s original kumu hula, Aunty Sally Moanikeala Wood Naluai. “I was really surprised at the spirit of...

Lāʻie News

by | Dec 30, 2015 | News at the Center

Other PCC, community news  PCC’s ’12 Days of Christmas’: From December 10-23, 2015, the Polynesian Cultural Center celebrated the season with it’s “12 Days of a Christmas” — a wonderful series of special activities designed to enhance the holidays for families, that...