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Kolipoki’s Tonga Memories: Stories, Insights & Cultural Heritage
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...
PFHOF Announces Its Class of 2017 Inductees
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame — whose permanent exhibit is located near the front entrance of the Polynesian Cultural Center — has unveiled its Class of 2017, that includes one inductee with particularly strong ties to the Polynesian Cultural Center: ■ Junior...
PART I – Pearl Harbor and WWII Histories from La’ie: Finding Refuge From the Storm of December 7, 1941
La'ie In 1941 The town of La’ie sits on the northeast corner of the small Pacific island of Oahu, just a few minutes from the famous beaches of the North Shore. La’ie was established in ancient times as a pu’uhonua, which means sanctuary, or place of refuge. Although...
Other PCC Related News – October 2016
WIN A “FAMILY-TRIP” HAWAII VACATION The Polynesian Cultural Center is sponsoring a family-style trip to Hawaii drawing for four that includes: - Round-trip airfare to Hawaii - Hotel accommodations at the Marriott Courtyard Oahu North Shore - Super Ambassador Luau...
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Lau Lau: Ancient Hawaiian Dish, Modern Delicacy & Cultural Significance
Over the last several weeks, we've been going over a lot of deserts: Haupia, Chocolate Haupia Pie, and Banana Guava Pie. All of these desserts are delicious, and certainly worth making to accompany dinners, serve as a perfect potluck contribution, or be enjoyed in the...
Māori Ancestral Veil: Myth, Meaning & Spiritual Connection
Last week, I visited the Polynesian Cultural Center’s Maori village. I wanted to learn more about the taiaha (Maori weapon) and its significance to Maori culture. After learning from the natives, I joined the tourists in watching their cultural presentation. Just like...
Eat Polynesia! Banana Guava Pie
In my last post about Chocolate Haupia Pie, I promised more recipes for the pie making season. Today's pie of choice is another pie for the warm weather months of summer; it's a pie that's bursting with fresh tropical tastes and the tangy flavor of tropical...
Chocolate Haupia Pie Recipe – Eat Polynesia!
Pie, pie, pie! Everybody loves pie, and as the month of August comes to an end, fall begins and brings with it prime pie eating season. Obviously, pie is delicious at any time of year. There's pumpkin pie, apple pie, cherry pie, and a host of others that can all be...
Eat Polynesia! Haupia, A Sweet Coconut Dessert
Everyone loves a good luau. What's not to love? Traditionally used by Hawaiians to celebrate things like the launch of a new canoe, a wedding, or a victory at war, luaus usually had hundreds, if not thousands of people in attendance. Traditional and modern day luaus...
2014 Iosepa Summer Launch
The Iosepa — the Brigham Young University–Hawaii/Polynesian Cultural Center’s Hawaiian sailing canoe —left its permanent home berth in the PCC’s Hawaiian Village on August 51, 2014, and is currently moored off Hukilau Beach in Laie, in preparation for its next...
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