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Polynesian Football Hall of Fame
Polynesian Football Hall of Fame The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, which partners with the Polynesian Cultural Center in showcasing the organization’s permanent exhibit gallery near our front entrance, announced its roster of 25 finalists who will be on the...
Coconut Tree Climbing – Samoan Style!
* Editor's Note: Before trying this exercise, we suggest you be in the best physical shape possible, be of Polynesian descent and if necessary, have a physical check-up (just kidding, well maybe not because this skill is dangerous!). Recently my wife called a Samoan...
No Walls, No Problem: Life In a Samoan Village
Talofa! Welcome to the Nu’u. This is where the “Happy People” of Samoa work, live, and celebrate. A courtyard is surrounded by high, domed structures favored by Samoans. Heavy tropical rain runs easily off the durable sugarcane roofs supported by tall posts. Each...
Palusami: A Samoan Staple
Photo courtesty of Boschen American Samoa Making palusami (PAW-loo-SAW-mee) is the man's job in Samoa as is most of the traditional cooking. Anything that goes into the umu (oo-moo), a type of above-ground oven that uses red hot lava rocks to cook the food, is handled...
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