Weeeee! let the games begin!!

The torches of the polynesian center.

Got the rental car, i find it funny that a Toyota Corolla is now an 'intermediate' size, 1 size below full sized. It's a bit zippy due to the gearing but it's the super base model, not that it matters. But i like how the rental companies get you with the guilt of their additional insurance. They actually showed me the door locks to acknowledge that it has not been tampered with, yet. They told me about avoid the west side of the island, theres a bunch of people living in stolen minivans. Heck while driving to the Polynesian Cultural center we saw one of the tent-city, where it used to be a beach parking lot, but now it's overran by these cars with tents attached to them and bunches of people just living there.

If you ever go to the polynesian center it's all about the Samoan guy demonstration. The center is owned by the mormons of Brigham Young university and gives scholarships from the money raised by the center. Students work at the center and get compensated by room and board and all that jazz. The center has a bunch of different polynesian islands represented there, but the Samoan one is the main one to go. The main dood does it all, gives you a little lecture, afterwards sells a bit of art that he photographs, then he performs at the end of the show tossing a staff with both sides lit on fire. He was there two years ago when we first went, still cracking the same jokes. One joke was that he was talking about the school and how it helps polynesians with scholarships, he points out how he was and still is a student. Student for life!
One weird thing about the center. Last time we took the free bus shuttle over and it took 2 hours, you got alot of info about hawaii and what not and it was ok. But driving it took a little more than an hour because now it's 19$ a person for the shuttle! Doh!

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