Talk:Polynesian Cultural Center

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This page is being disputed for two reasons.

  1. 1- This is a plug for the PCC, plain and simple.
  2. 2- The accuracy of "exhibits" at the Polynesian Cultural Center is entirely questionable due to bias by LDS Doctrine, which claims that Polynesians arrived in the Pacific from America, either descended from Lamanites or Hagoth the voyager (Alma 63:5). Current archaeological, linguistic, and genetic evidence, as well as oral traditions among Pacific Islanders, indicates that the Polynesians originated in Southeast Asia.

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[edit] Removed POV?

I've tried to remove what appeared to be POV in the article. Some of the claims that the original anonymous poster was concerned about are not POV, but statement of fact.

  • The PCC is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hawaii.
  • Having been to the PCC several times, I find no direct reference to LDS doctrine in any of the presentations. If visitors elect to take the bus tour of the town, campus, and temple, they will hear about the LDS Church. The demonstrations, exhibits, and shows have no relationship to the church.
  • The profits from the PCC do directly support BYU-Hawaii and the students from the Pacific Rim.

billlund 03:34, Jun 4, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Categorization

This article was added to the Category:Human geography without explanation. Why this establishment and not other museums, such as Colonial Williamsburg or the Minneapolis Institute of Arts? The notion of human geography doesn't seem to be explicitly mentioned in the text of the article... Malepheasant 11:28, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I edited out as much bias as I could

The article was back to being a plug for the LDS and the center. The center, IMHO, serves bad food, inaccurate history, and inaccurate culture.

I cleared out as much of the cruft as I could, even though I'm not completely sure what I'm talking about. Zora 06:58, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Speak the controversy

I came to this page because I heard about the LDS spreading the bullshit notion of Hawaiian culture being related to that of the "ancient Israelites" in America. It's sad that it's not here, even as a section entitled "controversy."

--Tobor0 05:44, 4 December 2007 (UTC)