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Native Hawaiian Plants at PCC’s Hawaii Village
The Hawaiian Islands are an archipelago of 8 major islands and multiple small outcroppings. They are considered the most isolated land mass on earth. Very few native plants have survived the invasion of foreign ornamental and crop vegetation. The Hawaii Village at the...
Pack Hawaii
How to Pack for Your Hawaiian Vacation We know you want to look and feel your best while visiting Hawaii. Here are a few suggestions for a cool and comfortable trip. First, think about what activities you want to do when you get here. Next, figure out what items...
Community service and aloha reflects the spirit of inductee Junior Ah You
While the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inducted Junior Ah You into its class of 2017 during an enshrinement ceremony on January 21, 2017, at the Polynesian Cultural Center, it’s the large Samoan’s decades of serving the people of his home with "aloha" ever since...
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame enshrines class of 2017
Annual Celebrations welcomes new inductees In 2013 the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame partnered with the Polynesian Cultural Center in establishing their permanent home in the PCC’s Welcome Center near the main Hukilau Marketplace entrance . . . and enshrined the...
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Maoritanga — The Maori Way of Life
Māoritanga — Māori culture — is very much alive Occasionally, a travel writer may describe the Polynesian Cultural Center as a “living museum”: That is, a place where we’ve recreated the past, but that’s not really accurate. Granted, most Polynesians now-a-days live...
Celebrating “Fakapale” Style
Tongans, along with the rest of our Polynesians, love to dance. It is in their blood and sometimes in their wallets. Let me explain! I’ve learned in all my years working at the Polynesian Cultural Center that when you attend a Tongan celebration, festival, or party,...
Lomi Lomi Salmon – simplicity with flavor
Sometime in the first half of the 19th century Lomi Lomi Salmon became a Hawaiian staple. No one knows for sure how a dish made almost entirely of non-native ingredients came to be but the Hawaiian Time Machine Blog has one of the best explanations I’ve seen....
Hukilau Marketplace and the new Oahu North Shore Courtyard Hotel
In a recent gathering at the Hukilau Marketplace PCC president and CEO Alfred Grace explained that in ancient Hawaiian times Laie was a pu’uhonua where women, children and the aged could seek sanctuary during warfare, and those who had broken the kapu or taboo system...
Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
Polynesian Football Hall of Fame opens at PCC Dedication of the new Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inductees, family representatives, current Heisman Trophy winner and 2015 Polynesian College Player of the Year Marcus...
Enjoy Laie Style Entertainment
...and still more at the PCC’s new Hukilau Marketplace PCC’s Hukilau Marketplace is also a great place just to relax and enjoy the old Laie charm. There will often be free entertainment at the Gazebo, several historical statues, even a few of what people in the...
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