We were able to sleep longer this morning, and we needed the rest. Today was a full day at the Polynesian Cultural Center. We left the condo at 10:30 a.m. and drove to Laie on the northwest side of the island. With all of the different activities we did this week we were able to see all sides of Oahu. We took a little drive around the BYU Hawaii campus, and we stopped in at the Laie Temple Visitor's Center. We parked at the Cultural Center and got in line before the Island Villages opened at 12:30 p.m. Our ticket included a group tour guide, and we had about ten people in our group. Our guide's name was Moses and he was from Fiji. It was nice to have someone who knew where and when to be. We saw performances at the villages of Tonga, Fiji, Aotearoa, Tahiti, and Samoa. We took the canoe ride and weaved palm leaves. We ate dinner at the Ali'i Luau Ohana, and during the program and entertainment we found out that today is a Hawaiian State Holiday called Prince Kuhio Day. There was a youth choir there from the Trinity Lutheran Church in Bend, Oregon, and they were invited to sing. They did a Hawaiian song, and they sounded great. We enjoyed our meal, and then we went to the Pacific Theater to watch "Ha: The Breath of Life". It was well done, and the fire performance was fantastic. We had an hour drive back to the condo and we arrived after 10:30 p.m.
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