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A cultural center in Lāʻie with island villages during the day and an evening show. Tickets are required. The price was not on the hours page reviewed, so it is not printed here.
- Access
- Reservation or ticket
- Cost
- Admission
- Difficulty
- No agency rating copied
- Effort
- Steady
- Audience tags
- Visitors, Families, Adults
Effort follows the agency difficulty when one was published: easy is gentle, moderate and easy-to-moderate are steady, and moderate-to-difficult or an agency description of a strenuous climb is strenuous. It is a sorting aid, not a safety rating.
Access and permission
The center says it opens at 12:00 p.m. Island villages run 12:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. It is closed Sundays and Wednesdays, except Nov. 25, Dec. 23, and Dec. 30, 2026, and except during a summer window that had already ended by this check. It is closed Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day. In a holiday week it opens Wednesday instead of the holiday. Confirm the calendar before you go.
Tickets are required. The hours page did not list the price. Use the center's own booking page.
Conditions, separate from permission
The day is a long walk between villages. That is a logistics note, not a safety rating.
Figures copied from the source
- Village hours: 12:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m. on operating days
What to bring
- Water and sun protection for the outdoor villages. No required brand.
Logistics
- Address: 55-370 Kamehameha Hwy, Lāʻie, HI 96762
- Phone: 808-293-3333
- Address on the hours page: 55-370 Kamehameha Hwy, Lāʻie, HI 96762. Phone: 808-293-3333.
- HĀ: Breath of Life is the last scheduled activity and was listed as ending about 8:35 p.m. A seasonal start of 7:15 p.m. was printed beginning Sept. 28. Re-check show time.
- Map pin: OpenStreetMap geocode of the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Related gear
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- Thinksport Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+, 3 fl oz
For exposed walks and shoreline time. The Amazon listing checked on Nov 7, 2026 is titled Thinksport Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50+ Zinc Oxide, 3 fl oz. That listing text says the formula uses zinc oxide (it states 24.25%) and lists oxybenzone among ingredients it does not contain. It did not explicitly say octinoxate in the text reviewed. Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes §342D-21 makes it unlawful to sell or distribute sunscreen containing oxybenzone or octinoxate in the state without a prescription. Read the current tube before you buy. Listing text changes.
Sources and verification
Checked 2026-11-07. If a source disagrees with this page, use the source.