Focus Hawaii PCC 40th Anniversary Alumni Night Show Performance

Authors

• Polynesian Cultural Center

Files

Description

This episode of Focus Hawaii highlights the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 40th Anniversary Alumni Night Show held in October 2003, where hundreds of former performers returned to Laʻie to celebrate decades of cultural sharing and service. The program features footage from the 6 p.m. alumni showcase, with each island group presenting a traditional number just as they did in their youth: the Hawaiian alumni perform a graceful hula in white muʻumuʻu and grass‑skirt attire; the Tongan group presents a historic lakalaka composed in honor of the LDS Church; the Māori performers fill the stage with powerful action dance and harmonies; the Fijian alumni sing Bula Laʻie, written by PCC’s first Fijian instructor; the Tahitian women perform a lively tamure; and the Samoan alumni deliver a synchronized sasa followed by an exciting fire‑knife finale. The episode celebrates the legacy of more than 13,000 students and community members who helped establish PCC as Hawaiʻi’s top‑paid visitor attraction, concluding with extended encore performances and the traditional Polynesian finale honoring Samoa’s Captain Toto Titi.

Length of Video

00:28:23

File Size

2.4GB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

2003

Keywords

PCC Alumni Night Show 2003, Polynesian Cultural Center 40th Anniversary, Laʻie Hawaiʻi, alumni performers, Hawaiian hula, Tongan lakalaka, Māori action dance, Fijian Bula Laʻie, Tahitian tamure, Samoan sasa, fire‑knife dance, Polynesian heritage, island cultural performance, Focus Hawaii episode

Recommended Citation

Polynesian Cultural Center, "Focus Hawaii PCC 40th Anniversary Alumni Night Show Performance" (2003). Focus Hawaii. 130.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/130