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The Polynesian Cultural Center pays homage to Bill Cravens

by Mikaele | Oct 2, 2019 | News at the Center

We pay tribute to the late William H. Cravens (1941-2019), who served as the on-site leader at the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) from 1975 to 1983, and during that time became our first Polynesian president. A brief biography  President Cravens, or Bill as many...
Penesa wins 2019 World Fireknife Championship title

Penesa wins 2019 World Fireknife Championship title

by Mikaele | May 31, 2019 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center, Samoa

A panel of judges selected Falaniko Penesa of Puipa’a, Upolu, Samoa, as the 2019 World Fireknife champion. The finalists competed on May 11 during a sold-out performance of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s famous HA: Breath of Life evening show. Three former PCC...
Presidents Council Achieving Results at the Polynesian Cultural Center

Presidents Council Achieving Results at the Polynesian Cultural Center

by Mikaele | Apr 4, 2019 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center

Leadership by the numbers Imagine an organization dedicated to portraying the best of ancient cultures in a modern environment. Add in executive leadership who must thoroughly understand both sides of that equation, and you begin to define the Polynesian Cultural...
Women now have their own division at the 2019 World Fireknife Championship

Women now have their own division at the 2019 World Fireknife Championship

by Mikaele | Jan 8, 2019 | Cultures of Polynesia, Samoa

Exciting addition to 2019 World Fireknife Championship “Soon after the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 2018 World Fireknife Championship competition ended last May, we began preparing to make the 27th annual competition from May 8-11, 2019, even...

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