TALK STORY
‘Mama’ and ‘Papa’ Pū: “A most beloved couple”
Mama and Papa Pu, who were originally from Tuba’i, French Polynesia, served in the Tahitian Village until 1983.
President Bush: Two thumbs-up for brass band
U.S. President George H.W. Bush took time to shake hands with some of the PCC/BYU Brass Band members, and the author!
Origin of the ‘Laie Lady’?
Did a mysterious woman lead to the Laie Lady legend that was part of the PCC’s “Haunted Lagoon” event?
‘Colonel Twain’ visits the Center?
“Colonel” Mark Twain at the Center? Sort of, but no: He was an actor helping put together a tour operator brochure in 1985.
Three Samoan Villagers help Hōkūle’a
Tapusoa Tumu Purcell, one of three Samoans sent to help finish the Hokulea sailing canoe, was skilled not only in carving, but in other traditional Samoan building arts as well.
Josephine Moea’i: ‘Guided by divine power’
Cy Bridges and the women of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s hula hālau, Hui Ho’oulu Aloha, backstage at the 1984 Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo.
