Bure Kalou, the Fijian Spirit House

by | Dec 27, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Fiji

“Bure Kalou”  A Fijian house of worship, or temple from pre-Christian times This full-scale replica in the Fiji Village at The Polynesian Culture Center on the island of Oahu, Hawaii is the only bure kalou outside of Fiji. Throughout Polynesia, places of...
Canoe Pushing 101 at the PCC

Canoe Pushing 101 at the PCC

by | Nov 1, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia

Who is that? As you carefully board our canoe for your water-based tour of the Polynesian Cultural Center, you may ask yourself “Who is that pushing my canoe?” Most of our “Canoe Pushers” are actually full time students next door at Brigham Young...

Hawaiian Steel Guitar History

by | 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...