Daily Archives: August 2, 2007
BYUH Students work at PCC Easter Island Exhibit
Students work with a purpose If you received the PCC’s July 2005 newsletter, you might remember an article about a Rapa Nui (or Easter Island) elder who visited the Center and the adjoining BYU-Hawaii, Alberto Hotus. As part of that … Continue reading
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BYU Hawaii Maori Student
A participant’s perspective: Marcia Rangimarie Perret — a senior Pacific Islands Studies major at BYU-Hawaii from Hamilton, New Zealand, and a student worker in the PCC’s Aotearoa (New Zealand) Islands — will perform her traditional Maori songs and dances for … Continue reading
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A Student Sharpens his Cultural Skills for the Fireknife Competition
Byron ‘Pailogi’ Tenney, a hospitality and tourism management major at BYU-Hawaii, is one of the young students working with Kap in the Samoan village. He’s also going to compete for the first time in this year’s World Fire Knife Dance … Continue reading
A Way to Preserve Samoan Culture
Kapeneta ‘Kap’ Te’o-Tafiti, the PCC’s “ambassador” in the Samoan village, thinks this link to culture is very important. “Knife dancing is a powerful way for Samoans, especially those who have been away from home for a long time, to become … Continue reading
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‘Go Native’ at PCC
Go Native’ at PCC Kids — and adults — can learn some ukulele chords at the Hawaii Mission Settlement Over the past several months each of the island villages at the Polynesian Cultural Center has been encouraging guests to “go … Continue reading
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Focus on IWES, Polynesian Student Scholarship Program
The Polynesian Cultural Center is so good at what it does that some visitors are not even aware of one of our most unusual objectives: We work very closely with the adjacent Brigham Young University Hawaii to help students finance … Continue reading
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Malo e Lelei from Tonga…
Yup, when you listen to Liolita Hola, a BYU-Hawaii IWES student worker in the Tongan village, you will definitely hear a bit of Alabama coming through. That’s because the tall, smiling young Tongan recently served her LDS Church mission in … Continue reading
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Creating Temple Carving
Heimana Mike Yap came to the PCC as an IWES student worker four years ago from Faaa, Tahiti. He graduated from BYU-Hawaii on June 24 in two-dimensional art, started an OPT (optional practical training) program as a part time PCC … Continue reading
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Sione Tui’one Pulotu: PCC’s “Living Treasure”
The Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii recently presented its prestigious Living Treasure Award to Sione Tui’one Pulotu for his 40-plus years of excellence and creative contributions as a master Polynesian carver. Pulotu was only 20 years old when he came … Continue reading
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