8 Islands in a day...Polynesian Cultural Center

I was a tour guide at the Polynesian Cultural Center while I attended BYU-Hawaii. I became friends with many of the students who came from the Polynesian Islands and worked at the PCC to help pay their way through college. I was fascinated by their culture and by how friendly and talented the Polynesian people are.

The PCC has 8 Polynesian Islands represented where you can participate in activities, see shows and learn about the different cultures.

Canoe Ride in the Lagoon

Figian Village

Learning to use the Derua, a bamboo percussion instrument

Samoan Village

This is one of my friends I met while working at the Polynesian Cultural Center. Kap works at the Samoan Village and is the fire dancer at the evening show. When I met him he had just arrived from Samoa and barely knew English. He's now the star at the Polynesian Cultural Center!

A few years ago he was on a show called Man Vs. Beast and beat a monkey up the coconut tree... Go Kap! He's also a very talented artist and sell's his artwork at the PCC.

                                         Climbing the coconut tree

Tahitian Village

   Learning to dance in Tahiti

Aotearoa (New Zealand) Village

                                                              Tititorea- stick game

                                                                  Twirling poi balls

Canoe Pageant

Horizon Evening Show

                                               My friend Kap the Fire Knife Dancer