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Special artisans at PCC’s Te Manahua 2017 festival

by Mikaele | Jul 1, 2017 | Aotearoa, Cultures of Polynesia

ATTENTION, Maori culture fans! The Polynesian Cultural Center’s Aotearoa Village has invited an amazing slate of special artisans from New Zealand to our biannual Te Manahua Festival. The event will be held: in the PCC’s Aotearoa Village from July 13-15, 2017. Rahira...
Palusami Recipe of Polynesia

Palusami Recipe of Polynesia

by Nina Jones | Jun 19, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Eat Polynesia!, Recipes, Samoa

 One of the first truly Polynesian dishes served to me when arriving in La’ie was an amazing little dish Samoans call Palusami. The website Cooking Hawaii defines it as: “A traditional Samoan dish of wrapped bundles of taro leaves with a coconut and onion...
How Rapa Nui’s Moai came to the PCC

How Rapa Nui’s Moai came to the PCC

by Nina Jones | Jun 12, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Other

People come from around the world to visit The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) where they can immerse themselves in 6 amazing island cultures, Hawaii, Aotearoa, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti and Tonga. Each ‘village’ provides in-depth experiences in history,...

PCC Samoan Culture Ambassador joins media blitz

by Nina Jones | Jun 1, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center, Samoa

The Polynesian Cultural Center recently participated in a media blitz on the U.S. East coast that included our Samoan Culture Ambassador Creasepaul Tofa. He is a traditionally raised Samoan who enjoys sharing his heritage with both visitors and urban Samoan students: ...

Best-ever Samoan World Fireknife Championship

by Mikaele | Jun 1, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center, Samoa

Story and images by Mike Foley The Polynesian Cultural Center’s 25th annual Samoan World Fireknife Championship special event from May 11-13, 2017, surpassed all expectations. Following two days of men’s preliminary and semifinal competition, junior and...

PCC World Fireknife photo essay

by Mikaele | Jun 1, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center, Samoa

Story and images by Mike Foley   The following photo essay depicts selected moments from the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 25th annual Samoan World Fireknife Championship, including the “We Are Samoa” high school traditional Samoan arts festival,...
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