One thing that we always try to do wherever we go is attend a session at the Temple. We were happy that this time around we were on the island with a temple!
At the end of that road is the ocean! It seems to always be such a short trip away :)
Next door to the temple is BYU-Hawaii and next to that is the Polynesian Cultural Center. Interesting side note: 75% of the Polynesian Cultural Center employees are students of BYU-Hawaii. It is hard to capture the spirit of the place in pictures. The tour included visiting the different "islands" of Polynesia. Each one had different things that were traditionally done and a fun little show to truly showcase the people.
One of the first things we saw was the water parade.
Representatives from each area did a cultural dance relating to the island or group of islands they were representing.
We were also able to do some traditional weaving...and made kissing fish!
Here are some pictures of the different areas highlighted...
We learned a hula dance! The boys wouldn't show us how their mad hula skills even though they got to watch ours. Rude. haha.
After our tour, we got to take a boat to our luau dinner.
Which also consisted of a pineapple filled with pina colada smoothie...
We finished the night off with the night show. which was a pretty incredible sight to see. The whole thing was incredible, really. This may have been Hunter's favorite part of the whole trip. I have a hard time deciding what mine was because I loved so much of it! This definitely ranks among the top contenders though.
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