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Polynesian Cultural Center (Laie, Hawaii)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1963-

Administrative History

The Polynesian Cultural Center (est. 1963) is a living history park in Laie, Hawaii. The park provides work-study employment opportunities for students at Brigham Young University--Hawaii.

Citation:
Data from CINE for The Aloha experiment [MP] 1978 (subj.) (Polynesian Cultural Center; mentions cooperative work-study program with Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus)

Brigham Young Univ.-Hawaii Campus. General catalog, 1977/78: p. 98 (BYU-HC is building relationship with its cultural-educ. neighbor, the Polynesian Cultural Center)

Encyc. of assns., 1978: p. 598 (Polynesian Cultural Center; Laie, Oahu; operated by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Miracle in the Pacific, 2012: title page (Polynesian Cultural Center) page 46 (On August 14, 1963, Wendell Mendenhall and Edward Clissold were instructed to formally organize the Polynesian Cultural Center as a nonprofit organization)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Office of the President correspondence with Church Educational System, 1979-1989

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 7
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence with various subsets of the Church Educational System including LDS Business College, BYU-Hawaii, Ricks College, Utah Technical College, MTC, Polynesian Cultural Center, and seminaries and institutes. Covers project funding, management reports, accreditation reviews, and financial information. Also includes information on policy enforcement, award nominees, and faculty records. Materials date from 1979-1989.

Dates: 1979-1989