The house that we stayed in was very close to the LDS Temple in Laie. We headed up there and did a session in the morning...had some lunch, rested, and got ready for our day at the Polynesian Cultural Center (also in Laie).
huge ginormous hibiscus flowers on the temple grounds - really like twice the size of my hand
beautiful view from the front steps of the temple - looking out all the way to the ocean!!
someone had just gotten married - that's why there are people hanging out in the background
We had heard that you just HAD to go to the PCC, and do the show and the luau. We opted to do our own self-guided tour. Honestly....we were very under-whelmed. We had already seen some of the beauty of the country of Hawaii- and felt like the PCC was waaaayyyy too commercialized (and overpriced). It was Polynesian Disneyland without the rides (and a lot less fun). They always remind you that they are "students" working their way through college, etc - and constantly offer you overpriced desserts or photo opportunities. It almost feels a little like begging. The luau was honestly not very good, and they closed the buffet by us almost immediately after we got our plates. No chance for seconds (not that we wanted any!). The luau entertainment felt very "vegas". However, the evening show was actually quite good and entertaining....so if we were ever to go back I think we would just opt to see the show. Now, if we were staying in Honolulu - a trip to the PCC would probably be very neat and interesting... just wasn't our Hawaiian experience at that point. We were glad that we were staying close by since the show didn't get out until quite late, and it would be an hour drive back to Honolulu.
enduring the luau entertainment
greasy faces after a long hot day
our cheaper version of the photo op complete with fake waterfall background minus the random hawaiian attired student workers
loved these tiki guys
Self portrait at the evening show. One of my favorite pics of the entire trip because we did the self photo, turned the camera around to look at it, and noticed the girls making silly faces in the background. We then turned around and laughed with them. I thought it was great!
A couple of videos from the canoe river show we saw right when we arrived:
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