DAY 4
Today I get the true Hawaiian experience by visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center.
On the way to the north shore, we stop at Cholo's Mexican Restaurant (thanks to Kelly's recommendation!) for some mahi mahi tacos!
The Polynesian Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of Polynesia, including 6 simulated tropical villages focused on the Islands of:
Samoa
Aotearoa (a.k.a. New Zealand)
Fiji
Hawai'i
Tahiti
Tonga
KG on the canoe ride through the "islands"
Fun fact: PCC is a non-profit organization and was established by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons). Nearly all employees are students at the neighboring Brigham Young University-Hawaii.
KG and Tarynn get their leis and are ready for the Royal Feast lu'au!
At the lu'au we are all treated as "family", and we got to meet "cousins" sitting nearby from Florida and Seattle. Tarynn was the only person from Polynesia, so she had the honor of explaining all of the new food choices to us! Such as:
"poi" from mashed taro plant root
"lau lau" fish or chicken wrapped in leaves
"poke" raw fish
"kalua pork" keep reading below...
Removing the pig from the underground oven, so we can have the traditional Polynesian pork with dinner!
Looks delicious!
During dinner we were entertained by a traditional lone male hula dancer!
I loved his outfit--it reminded me of giant, bouncing diaper!
Go directly to the blog if you want to catch a short video.
There was also female hula dancers, which we are much more used to seeing!
(Spoiler alert: Tomorrow I will go to hula lessons with Tarynn!)
We also watched a Hawaiian Dance Show called "HA: Breath of Life". It was kind of interesting, but I think the thing that held my focus the most was that we were in the 5th row, and all of the guys were shirtless ;)
Enjoying the tropical grounds!
Finally, we head off to Waikiki where we will be true hotel tourists for the next 4 days!
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