Polynesian Cultural Center

We made a whole-day tour to the PCC, but could not take part in luau as all the tickets were already sold out. Thus, we had to wait until the show and unfortunately most of the program at the village ended at 5 pm (because most of the people had the dinner) and we had a little to do in between. That’s why only four stars. Otherwise everything was close to perfect and the center is a real culture gem!

Fun place and very informative

Po

Great experience to see all the different islands. We had a very nice tour guide. I do recommend getting a tour guide. The canoe show, I'd recommend that they need to put up more shaded area for the canoe show, its a long day for children and older folks to be out in the sun then to sit in the sun for could be rough for some handle . I was also disappointed in the luau, not necessarily the performance it was fantastic, but too many people moving around getting food or getting sat a table, really took away from the performance itself.

I purchased the circle tour with the basic island ticket. I’d heard only positive things and I was super excited to finally come. Unfortunately the circle island tour guide was so salty and crude that I almost asked for a refund. Very disappointed, however, he did alert me to how some natives feel about the military community of which I’m a part, and tourists. You may want to be cautious because he did indirectly refer to the PCC as a tourist trap which really put a sour perspective on the PCC before we got there. That said, I think the Samoan presenter was great, and the Hawaiian. The Tahitian was overall best in making me feel welcome but it was hard to see the performance. I wish there would have been more dancing and I wish the crafts were something I could keep as a souvenir and didn’t fall apart after a few minutes. All in all I wouldn’t say it was quite the tourist trap my salty circle tour bus driver made it out to be but I do think it could do more to make people feel immersed in the culture and spirit of aloha.