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PCC Digital Commerce
PCC e-commerce reaches out Like millions of companies around the world, the Polynesian Cultural Center continues to expand its global reach by relying on the internet to convey information and complete sales. “The entire market is moving to online,” said Jeff Dunn,...
Teaching Hawaiian
Meet Nā’auao: Hawaiian language teacher, composer, chanter “I’ve always been interested in the Hawaiian language. I heard it growing up and knew vocabulary, but I didn’t really speak it. My grandfather, my dad’s dad, was a native speaker, but he passed away when I was...
The King’s Chauffeur
PCC chauffeur to the king and queen of Tonga “When I was called to the Administration office, I thought I was in trouble,” said Livingston Pita Unga, a half-Tongan-Samoan man who normally oversees the PCC Warehouse. Instead, Unga was asked to chauffeur their...
Honoring Our Kupuna & other PCC News
Other PCC and related news PCC adds extra luau seating to meet summer demand: During peak seasons — summertime and the year-end holidays, the Polynesian Cultural Center’s fabulous Alii Luau is so popular that we normally run three seatings simultaneously in three...
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Tongan Father’s Day Tradition in Hawaii
It’s early in the month of June, and families are already looking forward to celebrate Father’s Day. Like entering into the new millennium, my island Kingdom of Tonga has to beat the world in celebrating Father’s Day. In Tonga, Father’s Day is celebrated on the Sunday...
The Ultimate Hawaiian Experience
Hawaiian legend states that in the ancient past, the Hawaiian god Maui once went fishing. As he was fishing, his hook caught on the ocean floor. Thinking he'd caught a fish, Maui began to pull on his line, trying to raise his catch from the water. He pulled and he...
Life as a Samoan
Am I like a Samoan? Besides professional wrestling, I had never met or seen a Samoan person until I was in sixth grade. Seeing men like the Rock and Rikishi wrestler), or various other members of the Anoa’i Family, caused me to believe that all Samoans had larger than...
Jonah Kuhio: Prince of the People
Who was Prince Kuhio? He was a fascinating, internationally educated, charming, passionate man who spent the majority of his life serving his people – who he loved deeply. Born into Hawaiian royalty, he still prioritized the needs of the land he loved even past the loss of his throne.
The People of the Sea
My oldest grandson is a mix of a lot of ethnicities--he is, on one half--Maori, Tongan, Hawaiian, Chinese, Samoan with traces of Fijian and on the other half a European mix from Norway to the Netherlands. His name reflects this mixture, influenced by his Maori,...
Wallis and Futuna…A Polynesian Discovery
Discovery in that, I find I am woefully ignorant of what makes up Polynesia. Polynesian Triangle? Check. Six largest cultures? Hawaii, Tonga, Samoa, Maori, Tahiti and Fiji. Check. And then there are the Cook Islands, Easter Island, Kiribas, Niue, Tuvalu and Pitcairn...
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