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The 28th Annual World Fireknife Championship Results

The 28th Annual World Fireknife Championship Results

by Cari Phung | May 25, 2021 | News at the Center, Samoa

The 28th Annual World Fireknife Championship is now history. Although there were delays due to national and state health and safety concerns, the commitment of the competitors and the loyalty of the audiences inspired this year’s World Fireknife...
Penesa wins 2019 World Fireknife Championship title

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...
Jeralee Galea’i wins second intermediate fireknife championship

Jeralee Galea’i wins second intermediate fireknife championship

by Mikaele | May 30, 2018 | News at the Center

One by one on the second night of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 26th annual World Fireknife Championship on May 11, 2018, each of the tamaiti (children 6-11) and teenage (12-17) “warriors” stepped onto a specially constructed stage in the Hale Aloha Theater to...

Best-ever Samoan World Fireknife Championship

by Mikaele | Jun 1, 2017 | Cultures of Polynesia, News at the Center, Samoa

Story and images by Mike Foley The Polynesian Cultural Center’s 25th annual Samoan World Fireknife Championship special event from May 11-13, 2017, surpassed all expectations. Following two days of men’s preliminary and semifinal competition, junior and...

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