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Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announces 2018 Professional Inductees
PFHOF names 2018 inductees The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame — which in partnership with the Polynesian Cultural Center has established a permanent “home” that is open free to the public — recently announced the professional player and contributor “class of 2018.”...
PFHOF names 2017 college player of the year
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame has selected Washington State University Defensive Lineman Hercules Mata’afa as the 2017 recipient of the Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award.
Bure Kalou, the Fijian Spirit House
A Bure Kalou, is a Fijian house of worship, or temple from pre-Christian times. This full-scale replica in the Fiji village at The Polynesian Cultural Center on the island of Oahu, Hawaii is the only Bure Kalou outside of Fiji.
A master’s touch: Restoring the traditional art of Polynesian navigation
Master Carver and Polynesian navigator Kawika Eskeran describes the navigational skills utilized in ancient Polynesian wayfinding to guide sailing ships by the stars.
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First Tongan in the NFL Emphasizes Education
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...
The Beauty of Polynesia
What is the real beauty of Polynesia? The media may focus on pictures of beautiful Polynesian woman dressed in hula skirts, with big brown eyes and long, luxurious hair. These quintessential islanders can make men swoon and women long for such genes. But the real...
Tonga Tapa
One of my favorite activities to see at the Polynesian Cultural Center is the tapa making demonstration in Tongan. It’s not only fun to watch but very educational at the same time. I just think it’s amazing that cloth can be made out of the bark of a tree. As I...
2016 January News
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
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...
Pounding Poi
Poi pounding flavors our hula event The PCC’s Hawaiian Village routinely offers visitors the opportunity to sample poi, or even try their hand at pounding boiled taro into the famous Hawaiian staple food; but during the 26th annual Moanikeala festival this year a...
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