Center, BYUH forge closer ties to Iosepa
The Polynesian Cultural Center and BYU–Hawaii have recently entered into a new agreement in which the PCC will take a bigger role with the BYUH’s 57-foot traditional sailing canoe, the Iosepa.
‘Mr. Aloha,’ host to kings and VIPs, retires
Bobby Akoi, who worked at the Center for 42 years, retired as our director of protocol in July 2019.
Silina Turaga Aina: Growing up at the Center
It’s safe to say Silina Turaga Aina grew up as one of a small group of keiki at the Polynesian Cultural Center when her parents — Meleki and Sophia Turaga — were among the earliest people in the 1960s to work in the Fijian Village . . . and she’s still here, displaying and sharing her skills as a long-time weaver in the Hawaiian Village.
Ralph Barney, PCC’s first public relations manager
Ralph Barney, a journalism professor at Church College of Hawaii, believed he was the first public relations manager at thePolynesian Cultural Center in the early 1960s.
