
Tupu Tiave: ‘An emotional experience’
Tupu Tiave was the first of seven siblings to work at the Polynesian Cultural Center, starting in 1972.
Tupu Tiave was the first of seven siblings to work at the Polynesian Cultural Center, starting in 1972.
Malolo grew up in a small village on the Samoan island of Savai’i, and went to school in the capital and near Wellington, New Zealand, before attending BYU–Hawaii and working at the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Creasepaul Tofa, a PCC Samoan Village culture “ambassador” learned his skills growing up on the island of Savage.