Tita’s Grill brings local ‘grindz’ to Hukilau Marketplace
Starting with a free breakfast for those Polynesian Cultural Center ohana or family members who were working the morning of August 10, one of Laie’s premier Samoan-Hawaiian families opened Tita’s Grill in the Hukilau Markeplace roulotte or food truck court....Senior Service Missionary Returns to PCC 50 Years Later
In our July PCC e-newsletter we introduced some of you to a few of the Latter-day Saint “labor missionaries” who built the Polynesian Cultural Center. In this issue we introduce you to one of our current senior service missionaries who first came to the Cultural...North Shore of Oahu: Hawaii’s Unspoiled Paradise
North Shore of Oahu: Hawaii’s Unspoiled Paradise By Joe Kukura There’s one surefire way to make sure your Hawaiian vacation isn’t so touristy—go where the tourists aren’t. You can still find an unspoiled tropical paradise which offers beauty and nature beyond...In New Zealand We Swing It!
In Hawaii, we eat the “POI”. In New Zealand, they swing it! “POI” is the Maori word for “ball” on a cord. Many years ago the indigenous Maori people of New Zealand used it to increase their flexibility and strength in their hands and arms as...
New Zealand Fish n’ Chips
According to Teara, The Encyclopedia of New Zealand, “…the staple takeaway meal in New Zealand, fish and chips, has been popular for decades. The fish is usually elephant fish, blue warehou, red cod, or shark species. They are sold generically as ‘fish’...How Four Oahu Natives Went on to Change the World
How Four Small-Town Oahu Natives Went on to Change the World By Joe Kukura The quiet, little town of Laie sits on the northern shores of Oahu, far from the hustle and bustle of Honolulu. With only about a dozen roads, Laie has traditionally been a classic example of...
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