Turkey Tail Adobo Recipe

by | Nov 20, 2017 | Eat Polynesia!

We introduced this recipe four years ago. Who knew it would be our iconic cornerstone in Polynesian recipes? We sure didn’t. But month after month Adobo Turkey Tails breaks records. Yes, its got a lot of fat, but that gives it that special crunchy flavor. Enjoy...
Roasting Turkey, Polynesian Style!

Roasting Turkey, Polynesian Style!

by | Nov 18, 2016 | Eat Polynesia!, Samoa

* Cooking by underground oven, or “Imu” is a distinctly Polynesian practice, and boy is it delicious! (Picture courtesy of Mark Weims) Last week I introduced how much turkey is loved here on the islands.  This week I would like to showcase how that plays...

Aunty Ellen Gay’s “Graduation”

by | Sep 2, 2016 | News at the Center

Dela Rosa ‘graduates’ after 43 years Ellen Gay Kekuaokalani Dela Rosa (shown at left), PCC’s long-time Theater Director, retired on her 65th birthday, August 5, 2016, after working for the Polynesian Cultural Center for 43 years. Several hundred co-workers, friends...

Teaching Hawaiian

by | Aug 5, 2016 | Cultures of Polynesia

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...