First Tongan in the NFL Emphasizes Education
Two of the five men honored during the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame enshrinement activities at the Polynesian Cultural Center on January 30, 2016, have close personal ties to Laie. One of them, the first Tongan to play in the NFL, took extra time to explain those...26th Moanikeala Hula Festival
PCC puts on 26th annual Moanikeala Hula Festival Following a brief Hawaiian flag-raising ceremony, village “chief” Kaipo Manoa explained the festival honors the PCC’s original kumu hula, Aunty Sally Moanikeala Wood Naluai. “I was really surprised at the spirit of...
Joseph Kekuku: Lāʻie’s Famous Steel Guitar Musician
Remember how we recently talked about the PCC putting up a statue of Hamana Kalili in the new Hukilau Marketplace in our March 2015 eNewsletter? You know, the Hawaiian man from Lāʻie who originated what the world now knows as the shaka. Well, the Cultural Center paid...
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