IMUA 8-92 - PCC 50th Anniversary

EDITORIAL av Rubino ForesterYOU'RE ALWAYS ON STAGE AT PCCPcople-*.atch;ng k anacrivity that rcminds us thar it is notrhe whar rhat matters in gucstrelations bur the who.while waning for a VIPgroup ro arrive last month at thefront entrancc, I madc someobservations ofarriving guesrs. I wasimpressed by a group of200schoolgnls from Osaka, Japan whoconductcd themsclva in an orderlymanner ofquiet excitcment. I smiledat the rray ofcolorful tourisrfashions-nylon rvaist packs over wildaloha shna, logo-cmbhzoned capsworn bacL*ards, rainborv+rripedslippers worn wirh silk dreses.I assume that while I waswatching, I was also beingwatched.\(har did a guest observc as I sarrhere on the bcnch? Did one look atmy complcrcly grcy head ofhah andidenrifi me as an old lady? Didanother see my camera and think Iwas just anothcr tourisr? Did theyjudge me a sad person, awomansparkling with intelligcnce, or ajust apassing facc in thc crowdiThe rcsponsibilities ofpcoplc-watching arc two-fold at IheCenrcr. Employccs mut glcan Fomthc bchavior ofthe guesa what willsarhfi rhem and makc them happy.Jr-rsr as imponantll cmployccs mustconduct rhemsclvcs appropriarcly andpositivcly to cnsLrrc rhc goodwill ofthc guats.l-he Ccnters ncs'statcment addrcscs bothraponsibilitics. Houcvcr, ir is goodto focus on rhewords "to demonsrareand radiare a spirit oflovc andservicc" which direcdy relatcs tobcing on stage at the PCC.Srage performances are ncvercasy Thcy rcly on prcparation,commirmcnt, conccntration andpcrsonalnl: As Centcr cmployca ourpcrformrnca often last wholeafternoons and early cvenings.ConseqLrcndy u,e somctimes loscfocus rcsuhing in unanractive anddisappointing obscrvances ofus byIn providing consisrentqualiry servicc, we must continuallystrive for excellencc. \7e must bc evermindful rhar our actions andwordsrcvcal ro pcople what we are, and ifse arc rhar one person beingsarched, then ir is imperative that wclcarn, prncrke and dcmonsrratc rhebcst ofthc Polynesirnideals-kindness, gencrosiry',hospiralitn agreeablencss, humor andPCQ...IN THE NEWSDeserel NewsSolt [oke City, UtohTo tbe editot:"Any increase in rourismhelps Utaht economy. tmpleSquare k already a major rourisrarrracrion, but pleasc consider thcfollowing idca to incrcase itsarrraciveness ar a tourist destinat;on.There is currcntly nothingrhat makes the Old Vest, and morcparticularly rerritiorial Utah, comealive rhe way that Villiamsbr-Lrg, Va.,shows colonial cuhure and rhe LDSChurch's Polynsian Cultural Cenrcrshows us Polynesian cultures..."Doull lV AdkrgOrcmTrovel WeeklyNew York, New YorkNdo Exeiing Acti"ities A,ld to"Thc Polynesian CuhuralCentcr is changing itsAlii Luau intoa muhi-ethnic fcast rhat will includedisha from rhroughout the Pacificislands as wcll:s Hawaii.The ccnter demonsrnrc thelife+tyla ofTonga, Tahki, Fiji, theMarqucas, Samoa, Ncw tuahnd sMaoris, in addition to Hawaii, in irsre-created villagcs.Here, touring visitors cantastc samples oftraditional foods aswell as watch culturaldemonstrations performed bystudents from thc island narions.Now the celebratcd luaufeast will includc addirionaldelicacies: Samoan saga sui, a chopsueykind ofdish, Fijian chickencurry Tongrn-stylc roast pork,Tahiriin po;sson cru or marinarcdfish salad, Marquaan banana poc, aSourh Prc;fic version ofpoi, Mroribrcad made in a huge por andHawaiian poi and nland fish, plus avarioy ofother dkhcs and desscns.The luau entcnainmcntfeaturcs children from throughoutthc Sourh Pacific in a special show ofPolynesian Culrural Ccnter,dedicating it to thc survival ofthearts, crafts, song and rraditions ofHrwaii,'lihiti, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga,Maori, Ncw Zealand and theMarqucsas - allthe main ccntcrs ofPolyncsian life. The PCC, as it iscalled, is rhewindward coaslsconcession ro tourism.Yct in rhe re-crcadon ofrhoseancicnt life*yles - Polynesia bcforerhewhire man came - it holds up anaurhenriciry that is much in kccpingwirh ia environs - windward Oahusrill the country, a place removedFom the contemporary sccnc."