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PFHOF Announces ‘College Player of Year’ Finalists
SPECIAL UPDATE: The 2017 Polynesian Football Hall of Fame College Player of the Year is Sefo Liufau The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced its five Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Finalists on November 22. They present the annual award to...
How to Rain-Proof a Samoan Fale
Rain Proofed Living Q: What did the Samoans who traditionally lived in open-sided fale or houses do when it rained heavily? A: Centuries ago the old Samoans figured out a way to weave a series of pola or “blinds” made from coconut-leaf fronds that were...
Hula Dancers Today: Preserving Tradition with Grass Skirts
Grass Skirts, or Not? So-called “grass skirts” have always been a misnomer; however, Hawaiians and other Polynesians have traditionally used strips of natural fibers, barks and other materials to create various skirts and adornment. The purpose of such skirts, beyond...
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...
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Tonga’s Noble Heritage: History, Meaning & Cultural Pride
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...
Traditional Tongan Wedding, Courtship & Marriage
By Polynesian Cultural Blogger Bobby Akoi, Jr. One of my favorite times of the year is celebrating a wedding of a couple. I’ve been to almost every ethnic wedding you can think of and had the awesome privilege of marrying some of them. But I can honestly say that...
Potato Salad: Hawaiianized
The weather here in Hawaii has been hot recently, humid and muggy, the kind of weather that makes you inclined to seek out buildings with some good air conditioning. In such circumstances, eating warm or hot foods only serves to intensify the heat of the day and make...
Sharing Our Love of Kulolo
By Guest Food Blogger, Nina S. Jones Since my husband and I first arrived on the island three months ago, we have discovered a number of Polynesian food treats that we had not experienced before. Poke, in all its variety; Poi, which can be surprising delicious, but...
Eric Rush: Rugby Legend Visits the Polynesian Cultural Center
PCC welcomes rugby sevens legend: It’s safe to say that people around Laie, Hawaii — home of the Polynesian Cultural Center — are football-crazy, what with the nearby Kahuku High School being a perennial powerhouse, having won numerous Oahu Interscholastic Association...
Polynesian Football Hall Fame:Class of 2015 and a New Home
Polynesian Football Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2015 The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, which has partnered with the Polynesian Cultural Center as the site of a new permanent display, recently announced its 2015 inductees. The 2015 PFHF inductees are: • Luther...
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