"Polynesian Cultural Center - Gold Show" 

So grateful to have been part of the Polynesia Cultural Center from 1968-1983. Fell in love with everyone but especially my husband Richard Peters, seeing him hula, and oh! with his tenor voice, I’m in love forever.

Thank God for keeping our Senior's alive to be able to celebrate this mark in time !! Thanks to these beautiful Seniors for passing on the traditions . I urge the young one's to learn their history , and maintain the arts and languages so they won't be lost as many already have been !! My Love to You !!

What a spectacular show. So good to see all the past and present especially originals and the current cast. 😊

Look at the smile, pride and joy on the faces just beautiful. Every time I watch this I can't help but shed a tear. Love my polynesian people especially my beautiful island of Samoa.

My father was put on a banana boat age 9 in or about 1909, to come here to try and live as a white man. He grew up in the Waikato of NZ, never leaving these shores dying in his adopted country when we were very young. I grew up not knowing his mums native tong, only the few silent photos that I have hanging on our family home walls trying to tell me the stories of his place as a child in Savaii Western Samoa. Watching these Pacific singers and dances have brought more then a tear to my eyes, knowing now as a older person almost as old as the first Samoan dancers that there was so much that I have missed living in my mothers native lands. Thank you I have loved all that I have watched today.

Aaaaawww sweet and precious island cultures, so AWESOME to see our elderly still dancing!!! I really appreciate growing up, in family functions, seeing our elderly folks being on the dance floor with such graciousness!!! Thanks for sharing this...🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Awesome, beautiful and spectacular cultural dances!

Brings back so many good memories! How I miss PCC!!❤

This is so beautiful. Thank you Gary for sharing this with us all

when they danced the ‘auana for the hawaiian section it made made me tear up a little...i was a kid in the 80s when i went to the polynesian cultural center when my family was stationed in oahu and probably a lot of these dancers were there. such a beautiful celebration.

Thy Pacific bond Thy word is PHOSPHER❤❤

Malieee vahenga, Palu Vava’u Mataele😍❤️👏🙏

Malieee Ana Fa, Tupou’ahau, ta ko ‘etau show motua pe auataaa malieee mou kei tilivou talavou tue tue fakamafana 😍❤️👏🙏

Awesome . Thank you for sharing this very beautiful video. Love this culture.

Beautiful and precious sharing and my beautiful sister Kalo MATAELE Soukop oku ke kei ngali tau 18 beautiful dancing ❤️👏💯❤️

ABSOLUTELY A-FREAK-ING-MAZ-ING! I had my 70th bd exactly a week ago and am an American male that has loved multi-ethnicities all of my life. Its New Year's Day 2022 at 7am and I somehow awakened to this and watched it mesmerized from beginning to end. What a wake up! As a native Afro-American, I'm always surprised to learn how Africa covers the globe and is infused into every land and culture, often directly, but definitely indirectly. My attention was first caught by the female lip/chin tats in a tv series (I forget) some years ago. There it was an American Indian (I think) tribe. I knew that men warriors had facial tats since I was a boy collecting boxed cereal figurines from cultures all over the world. I didn't know then that it was Māori and never knew until 30 years later. I was an NSA Buddhist, and we performed our annual global culture show in Hawaii during the mid 80s. Those olive hued Asian women, the vivid colors, bright smiles with an accessible welcoming demeanor and strong movements! I kinda had a warrior spirit so I connect with the warrior guys. As I watched this vid, memories and epiphanies flowed regarding the diversity of cultures around the globe, and yet the commonality of behaviors and the reasons behind them are connected. As traditions wane, I now can see deeper its intrinsic value on nurturing the young, maintaining family bonds of trust and expectations and community friendships necessary for survival and enhancing standards of living, ie, tech advances in medicine creating a covid vaccine so people can live, and the legacies left for future generations. For example. an American Indian reservation fairly escaped the epidemic while surrounding communities suffered greatly, and this was before the distribution of the vaccines. Somewhat isolated, their traditions move forward, and protecting and developing their chosen path. WOW! Old people getting on their last hurray! More than the best performers, it was about communal participation. I forgot what that was like, especially with covid culture the globe over. I'm sharing this vid and what I got out of it with some of my senior friends. We too need a last hurrah. I share this because you never know how far reaching and deep an impact one can have on another. Again, I participated in that kind of venue annually, and watching this unleashed how much I miss. The community is everybody. E-V-E-R-Y-B-O-D-Y! It takes the village. And everybody has a part and stake in it. Urban American community has migrated, and what's left is an influx of diverse, separate, motley group of (individuals), only meeting at planned events or electronically. Kids and young adults are glued to phones even at special dinners! Meaning, that their preferences and values lie (outside) of the family and community. And yet, they are incensed by cultural appropriation and cosplay. Yet, it's strange (to me) that Ireland and Germany continue the Afro-American creation of the Motown tradition that American black youth do not! Latin/Hispanic young adults have identified so thoroughly with Motown music that they changed LP album covers to Chulo visual art culture! Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I am proud and take zero offense. But it's sad that Afro-American youth have distanced themselves from such a positive music experience and let thug rap dominate. So, I'm not listening to cultural appropriation when any sincere group takes the baton and runs with it. I had to tell my great-nieces to put away their phones and talk to me attentively while the dozen of us are out at a Christmas dinner- that I paid for. I have the clout to do that but was annoyed that I had to say it- with their mother present. All that and a lot more has inspired me to do something about my family and community dynamics. Where we grew up only houses apart, we're now spread across the nation from coast-to-coast, literally. But we do have a venue in place that can make it happen, and with university and tech support. Thank You Thank You Thank You! ...from the depths of my heart for capturing and sharing your event. I'll forever be grateful to you. One of my nieces is making her first visit to Honolulu next month. It'll be interesting to learn of her experience. May God continue you in Grace and Mercy in the now, and the hereafter. Love you. PEACE.

Malo tau pasi tu’a TA Kalolaine Mataele fakamafana 😍❤️👏👏👏

Love listening to our Polynesian people's voice's (singing)

I was there 2 weeks ago beautiful people and very friendly.

Absolutely beautiful and incredible. Congratulations !!!!! From Australia with love to all of you

UUau

Being there live was an incredible emotional experience! Aloha :)

Ever Green green green grass of All❤ALL ❤

Beautiful skirt😂😂❤❤isle of HULA🎉🎉😂😮😅😊❤❤

Onde day, i Will be there. For me its like caming back home. Aloha! Wait for me.

10 years on stage dancing making fond memories ❤️❤️❤️❤️👏

SO BEAUTIFUL & MOVING & SPIRITUAL IN THE GOOD WAYS!🧘‍♀️💜 SINCERELY, MARGARET L. MC NAIR

MotherNature is thy core 2 thy sky ❤❤ALL IN ALL😮❤❤😊

Berry amazing plat Form thy ocean WIDE😮😅😊❤❤

To lou pulo i nai tama ma tina matutua mo le faalauiloaina o le tatou aganuu Samoa mo Samoa. ♥️👏👏🇼🇸🇼🇸

Beautiful TAHITI NUI.

MARVELOUS!

ROCK THY 0CEAN PLATFORM😅❤❤

Love it

Malie fika 3 fika malieeee theater under the stars malieee 👏👏👏👏

ELOGICAL SUPER Star!!❤❤ 55:57

"IA" ❤❤ ALL IN ONE &ONE IN ALL😮😅😊 THY Mountianers❤❤

Fine show

Incidentally, the sales of Aleeve and Ben Gay increased 900 percent in an around Lai'e after this show.

Aloha😍Aunty Sally 1970-79😍❤️

Sister Lobendahn!

MOGETHIN❤❤"SAY A WORD"😮😅❤❤

U R slidi g from thy core 2 thy sky❤❤

Damuni I see you.

Beautiful young people very gracefull

Nice

Ellusions is Still alarm...ING❤❤😮😮😮

lovely mosquito dance👏👏👏👏😍Talofa😍❤️🙏

❤❤ALOHA❤❤😂😮😅😅😊

Awesome

51:01 Sliding Thy core 2thy ocean floor among Thy sky❤❤ LUCKYCHARM😮😅

Pele loves her Ancestors..... .

47:55 Comes fr. DANT'E A.....❤❤were climbi ng tothy hilltop❤❤

Kua I makaga samoa i le group lea

Fantastic

THY 21ST CENTURY❤❤ 1:10:32

WOW MALIE TONGA!

Samoan Siva ❤❤🇼🇸 cheehoo

I found from this that the natives on the movie blue lagoon were Fijian

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Anyone know the name of the song at 18:56 please?

❤❤one in allogical FAMILLIA😅😊❤❤

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Wow Malo Samoan

❤❤THY Isĺand PRIDE❤❤😮😅😊😊

Wittiest "U R FULL OF 😮😅 IT❤❤ 1:30:18

Goodguy

My wonder Ful.. Pacific Isle❤❤😂🎉😢😮😮😅😅😊 1:39:16

Those Mormons do a hella show.

aunty k