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PCC’s ‘Uncle John’ celebrates 25 years of China friendship
Vice President of Human Resources John Muaina recently represented the Polynesian Cultural Center as he and his wife, Luella, toured China with BYU–Hawaii President Eric B. Shumway, his party and the university’s Concert Choir for three weeks to celebrate the successful completion of 25 years of BYUH/PCC’s unique Asian Executive Management (AEM) internship training program.
Japanese farm tour program started in 2006
One of the Center’s Japanese-speaking guides discusses the PCC garden’s pineapple patch with a group who came on a circle island tour, arriving about noon. The garden is located on the Hauula side of the Center.
New BYU–Hawaii president addresses PCC team
New BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright told the PCC ‘ohana at the September 21, 2007, Team Meeting (in the Center’s large-format theater) that “you can help bless the lives of our students way beyond pay and jobs.”
The Center prepares Hawaiian Village site for new halau wa‘a
This latest significant addition to the Center marks a unique level of cooperation between the PCC and BYU–Hawaii that will enable Hawaiian Studies students to continue their work on the Iosepa in an appropriate new learning center while also opening the opportunity for visitors to better understand the voyaging feats of ancient Polynesians and feel the mana or essence of the canoe.
Polynesian Cultural Center launches first mainland show
Ellen Gay Dela Rosa, senior manager with the recent PCC performing troupe which put on nearly 40 two-hour shows at the Grand Palace in Branson, Missouri, from June 29 to August 12, reported, “We had a great experience, and we had a standing ovation every night.”
Senior missionary recalls Center’s pre-1963 opening
When Elder Michael Theobald and his wife, Shauna Theobald, completed their volunteer service as senior leadership training missionaries — for full-time employees and orientation for new Center student workers — at the Polynesian Cultural Center in October 2017, it wasn’t
Timmy Mocodompis
Timmy Mocodompis, from Tangerang, Indonesia, (a city of about 2 million people on the western border of Jakarta), exemplifies resilience and determination.
Hella Lunnen
Senior Polynesian Cultural Center missionary Hella Lunnen—still spry at 89 years old—pulls her weight with the “younger” senior missionaries at the Mission Settlement, an area consisting of three buildings dedicated to honoring contributions of early Christian missionaries to Laʽie.
PCC’s new voyaging master sails the Iosepa
For its first sail in eight years, the BYU–Hawaii canoe joins the FestPAC fleet, then circumnavigates O’ahu By Mikaele Foley LAIE, Hawaii, June 2024 — The Polynesian Cultural Center and Brigham Young University–Hawaii, which have worked together for 60-plus years
