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2019 Fireknife: Women, junior, and intermediate winners

by Mikaele | May 31, 2019 | News at the Center

Along with the men’s championship, the Polynesian Cultural Center’s annual World Fireknife Championships includes three other divisions of competition — the women’s open, juniors (ages 6-11), and intermediates (ages 12-17), were held in conjunction with the We...

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...

World Fireknife Competition

by Nina Jones | Apr 23, 2019 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center, Samoa

Wednesday, May 8 – Saturday, May 11th at the Polynesian Cultural Center Competitors and fans from all over the world flock to the Polynesian Cultural Center once a year to see the World Fireknife Competition and the We Are Samoa festival. Ticket information and...

13 kids’ activities for the whole family in Hawaii

by Nina Jones | Mar 1, 2019 | Aotearoa, Cultures of Polynesia, Fiji, Hawai'i, Hawai’i Travel Tips, Tahiti, Tonga, Villages

For those of you with kids, planning out a vacation can be stressful. We feel you! At the Polynesian Cultural Center, we try to make sure that every member of our ‘ohana (family) is taken care of. Out of the many activities and shows at the Polynesian Cultural Center,...

Fire Knives vs. Batons: History, Skills & Cultural Significance

by Mikaele | Jul 3, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, Samoa

Former baton majorette looks at Samoan fire knives A former baton-twirling majorette shared several interesting observations after watching the Polynesian Cultural Center’s recent Samoan World Fireknife Championships in May 2017. Sister Sue Ann Long, 73, is a...

2019 Fireknife: Women, junior, and intermediate winners

Penesa wins 2019 World Fireknife Championship title

World Fireknife Competition

13 kids’ activities for the whole family in Hawaii

Fire Knives vs. Batons: History, Skills & Cultural Significance

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