What’s Happening in Laie in July?

Polynesian Cultural Center and Laie Community News  Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announces new category The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, which has partnered with the Polynesian Cultural Center in showcasing the organization’s permanent exhibit gallery near...

Lāʻie Days Celebration

Lāʻie Days “fireside” honors PCC “labor missionaries” Young Mormon missionaries are widely recognized around the world, but some of you may be less familiar with a unique group of Mormon missionaries who began serving about 70 years ago, originally in Tonga and Samoa....

Mark Wiens How To Cook a Pig

Mark Wiens continues his adventure in Polynesian Foods at the Polynesian Cultural Center with a close look at how to cook a pig in an imu, a Polynesian oven that uses banana leaves and hot rocks, among other things, to cook a very succulent pig.Click on the image to...

Tahitian Black Pearls

I don’t know if many of you out there are into Tahitian black pearls.  But I am.  Not for me, of course.  I don’t wear them, though I know of men that do wear them.  I love buying them for my wife, mothers, sisters, daughters and daughter-in-laws.  My wife actually...
Watermelon ‘Otai Recipe

Watermelon ‘Otai Recipe

‘Otai (pronounced OH – tie) is a refreshing summer drink that doubles as the perfect end to a summer barbecue or any summer gathering. It has its roots in Polynesia where Tongans, Samoans, Hawaiians and Fijians, to name a few, would enjoy this yummy...

PCC Guides “Dive the Extra Mile”

“Everything was going according to plan, until the groom accidentally dropped his wedding ring into the lagoon. Not wanting to ruin the wedding, many of our employees jumped into the water to help look for the ring … but in the murky waters of this fresh...