PCC Restores Waka Taua

by | Mar 30, 2016 | News at the Center

PCC Restores Waka Taua As indicated in The King’s Canoe, the PCC’s Maori waka taua is currently being renovated — this time by PCC master carver Kawika Eskaran, a Hawaiian who also played a key role in carving BYU–Hawaii’s 57-foot traditional twin-hulled...

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...

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...

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...