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PART III – Pearl Harbor and WWII Histories from La’ie: Mixing It Up in La’ie
SEGMENT III: Mixing It Up In Laie In Part 3 of our series of Laie during World War II, we learn from the recollections of Laverne Pukahi, Joe Ah Quin and Gladys Pualoa Ahuna about how the locals entertained themselves, what it was like to be surrounded by numerous...
Roasting Turkey, Polynesian Style!
* Cooking by underground oven, or "Imu" is a distinctly Polynesian practice, and boy is it delicious! (Picture courtesy of Mark Weims) Last week I introduced how much turkey is loved here on the islands. This week I would like to showcase how that plays out during...
PART II – Pearl Harbor and WWII Histories from La’ie: The Military Takes Charge
In Part 2 of our series of La’ie during World War II, we learn from the recollections of Laverne Pukahi Joe Ah Quin and Gladys Pualoa Ahuna how martial law, declared immediately following the Japanese attack that brought the US into World War II, affected the local...
Kolipoki shares Tonga memories, insights at PCC
About 60 years ago it took a young Mormon missionary from Idaho more than three months to travel from the Intermountain West to the remote northern Tongan island of Niuatoputapu. There, Elder John H. Groberg — known as Kolipoki, the Tongan transliteration of his last...
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PCC News and Updates 12-14
Our New Hukilau Marketplace undergoes soft opening Part of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s new Hukilau Marketplace underwent a “soft opening” on December 10, 2014. More specifically: Goo’s Plantation Store, “which is a throw-back to Goo’s Old Plantation Store, that...
Favorites in Tahiti
Surprise! Our Tahitian Village guests love eating free samples Heitiare Pane’e, our PCC Tahitian Village “chiefess” or manager, reports that sampling faraoa opa’a or traditional Tahitian coconut bread is one of the favorite guest activities in the village. “We...
Tahiti E! Ia Orana!
By Polynesian Cultural Blogger Bobby Akoi, Jr. Have you ever been to a Polynesian show and watched as the female dancers moved their hips in circles at a crazy fast speed? Do you want to know how they do it? It's actually very simple, but it takes a lot of...
2014 November Hukilau Marketplace Update
Update on PCC’s Hukilau Marketplace, nearby hotel As indicated in the October issue of the Polynesian Cultural Center e-Newsletter, Kealii Haverly, Director of In-Center Marketing, continues to report that several stores in the PCCs new Hukilau Marketplace — which...
2014 Christmas Lagoon
Enjoy Christmas canoe rides again at the Polynesian Cultural Center Once again, visitors can experience our “Christmas in Polynesia” on select evenings in December with seasonal canoe rides and other performances that are especially designed as wholesome family...
A Noble Heritage: Tonga
Mālō e Lelei, the Tongans say in greeting, as we focus on their village and activities in our November 2014 e-newsletter. Tongan culture is still very much alive, not only here at the Polynesian Cultural Center, but back home in the South Pacific and among our people...
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