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The Polynesian Cultural Center is unique among the LDS Church’s sites to visit because it is one of the few that is not a historic site. It is also one of the few sites owned by the Church that charges an admission fee. There is some information about the history of the Church among the Polynesian people, but most of the Center is dedicated to shows, music, food, and entertainment that celebrate the different cultures of Polynesia.

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  • The Polynesian Cultural Center is unique among the LDS Church’s sites to visit because it is one of the few that is not a historic site. It is also one of the few sites owned by the Church that charges an admission fee. There is some information about the history of the Church among the Polynesian people, but most of the Center is dedicated to shows, music, food, and entertainment that celebrate the different cultures of Polynesia.
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  • The Polynesian Cultural Center is unique among the LDS Church’s sites to visit because it is one of the few that is not a historic site. It is also one of the few sites owned by the Church that charges an admission fee. There is some information about the history of the Church among the Polynesian people, but most of the Center is dedicated to shows, music, food, and entertainment that celebrate the different cultures of Polynesia. At the Polynesian Cultural Center there are many fun things to do and plenty of opportunities to learn about about the cultures of Hawaii, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Tonga, Aotearoa (New Zealand), Marquesas, and Rapa Nui (Easter Island). The exhibits and activities about Rapa Nui are the newest part of the Polynesian Cultural Center, and additions that cover other Polynesian Islands are being added. The PCC is staffed for the most part by students from Brigham Young University-Hawaii, many of whom are are from the various islands featured in the PCC. These students contribute greatly to the teaching and understanding of their cultures. The Polynesian Cultural Center, BYU-Hawaii, and the LDS Laie Hawaii Temple all work together to serve and unite the community and those who visit it. Elder Jeffery R. Holland, who served on the PCC board of directors made the following statement while at BYU-Hawaii: ...Wherever we come from, however we speak, whatever our history, whatever our heritage, whatever our language, whatever our education, our hopes and our dreams, we are going to come together, and it is going to be better in a place like Laie... I know [this statement] seems extravagant in a Church of [then] 11.5 million... [but] more and more..., not less and less in this big wide Church that is going everywhere... Laie is going to be a symbol of what we are trying to do.... (emphasis added)
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