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PCC World Fireknife photo essay
This article is a photo essay of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 25th annual Samoan World Fireknife Championship, including the “We Are Samoa” high school traditional Samoan arts festival, from May 11-13, 2017.
Toa O Samoa: Samoans in the Armed Forces
Toa o Samoa means “Warriors/Heroes of Samoa.” The Samoans serving in the US Armed Forces welcome all their fellow soldiers into their circle. As long as there are Samoans (and other Polynesians) serving, others serving will have a brother/sister for life. Your loved ones did not die alone, and those serving are not alone.
Sweet Memories of Paradise
Jimmy Mapu is one of our newest bloggers, but he has been with the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) for many years. During this time, he has generously shared both his experiences and his insights. We are very pleased to be able to share some of them with our readers. In this month’s blog, Jimmy shows how a simple phone call can turn into a tender moment built from the sweet memories of a visit to the PCC many years ago.
PCC’s Sione Milford: Immersed in Tongan culture
The Polynesian Cultural Center recently participated in a media blitz on the U.S. East coast that included our Tongan Culture Ambassador Sione Milford.
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All Hawaii Honors King Kamehameha Each June 11
In 1871 King Kamehameha V set apart June 11th as a national holiday honoring his great-grandfather, King Kamehameha I, who first established the unified Kingdom of Hawaii through a series of military victories and alliances with other island ali’i or rulers between...
My Stint as a Royal Prince
During my senior year in high school, I was chosen to be the first ever prince in the royal court on the Big Island of Hawaii. While sitting directly across of Uncle George Naope (former kumu hula, master Hawaiian chanter, co-founder of the annual Merry Monarch...
Hawaiian Pickled Mango Recipe
This month we are celebrating an island favorite by providing two great recipes! But we want to share the backstory of WHY it has to be two first: It is just a week or two away from mango season. Mangoes, a flavorful and easy to prepare tropical fruit, is plentiful...
May 2015 Laie Community Update
In other PCC and related news We share several additional noteworthy items with you: • New president to lead BYU-Hawaii: John S. Tanner, an English professor and former academic vice president of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, has been named as the...
Joseph Kekuku: Lāʻie’s Famous Steel Guitar Musician
Remember how we recently talked about the PCC putting up a statue of Hamana Kalili in the new Hukilau Marketplace in our March 2015 eNewsletter? You know, the Hawaiian man from Lāʻie who originated what the world now knows as the shaka. Well, the Cultural Center paid...
“We Are Samoa” High School Cultural Arts Festival Sells Out
The PCC has also been staging a traditional Samoan cultural arts and practices festival — featuring Samoan and interested high school students from across Oahu — as an important part of the World Fire Knife Championships . . . and to show just how popular this year’s...
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