Guests filled the Polynesian Cultural Center’s new Hukilau Marketplace on July 4th to add a bit of extra island fun to this quintessential U.S. holiday. Features included a hot dog eating contest, a watermelon eating contest, barbecue cook-off contest, a side-walk...
‘Old Hawaii’ Lives Again in Lāʻie By Joe Kukura The most up-and-coming town in Hawaii is not even a town. It’s a little sweet spot called Lāʻie (pronounced “lah-ee-yay”), a culturally rich coastal community in the North Shore of Oahu. Oahu is that...
In a recent gathering at the Hukilau Marketplace PCC president and CEO Alfred Grace explained that in ancient Hawaiian times Laie was a pu’uhonua where women, children and the aged could seek sanctuary during warfare, and those who had broken the kapu or taboo system...
…and still more at the PCC’s new Hukilau Marketplace PCC’s Hukilau Marketplace is also a great place just to relax and enjoy the old Laie charm. There will often be free entertainment at the Gazebo, several historical statues, even a few of what people in the...
Update on PCC’s Hukilau Marketplace, nearby hotel As indicated in the October issue of the Polynesian Cultural Center e-Newsletter, Kealii Haverly, Director of In-Center Marketing, continues to report that several stores in the PCCs new Hukilau Marketplace — which...
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