Vern Hardisty: One of his first PCC impressions
“Colonel” Vern Hardisty was the Cultural Center general manager from 1969–’75.
“Colonel” Vern Hardisty was the Cultural Center general manager from 1969–’75.
PCC dancer Tiffany Ieremia was just 17 years old in 2003 when she was on a promo in New York and selected to appear on the cover of Seventeen Magazine
Renée Ahuna Cabrinha practically grew up at the Polynesian Cultural Center as a young girl. He husband and children have also worked at the PCC.
A promotional team from the Polynesian Cultural Center participated in the dedication of the new Hawaii Convention Center in Waikiki on June 11, 1998.
Tupu Tiave was the first of seven siblings to work at the Polynesian Cultural Center, starting in 1972.
Tua Hunt’s mother and father were both working at the Center when she was born . . . and she soon joined them, later returning as a student employee.
Huiariki “Riki” Wātene, a Maori from Hastings, New Zealand, parlayed his PCC experience into a career back home.
Haunani Kaanaanā attended Church College of Hawaii in 1956, but didn’t join the PCC until 10 years later. She soon become one of the Center’s first female managers.
The PCC/BYU–Hawaii Brass Band, which previously last played in 1995, held a reunion during the Center’s 50th-anniversary celebration in 2013.