Hawaii Hospitality Hall of Fame inducts David O. McKay
Recognizing the vision of David O. McKay The School of Travel Industry Management at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Shidler College of Business inducted the founder of the Polynesian Cultural Center and Brigham Young University–Hawaiʻi into its Hawaiʻi...
Blaine and Cynthia Jacobson Return to the Polynesian Cultural Center
LEAD IMAGE: (left) Blaine and Cynthia Jacobson in 2023; (r) Blaine, Cynthia and their daughter at their farewell in 2002 We love it when ʻohana from the past are able to return to Lāʻie. This October we are excited to welcome back Blaine Jacobson and his wife...
Waikīkī to Lāʻie – 35 miles and a world apart
Waikiki’s history extends far back. Rising from a swampland, Waikīkī, which translates to “spouting waters”, offered a protected beach, multiple water sources and good, flat ground to build fishponds and taro fields. It was an easy choice for this area to become...
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