Samoa Festival

The Polynesian Cultural Center's World Fire Knife Dance Competition is also part of a larger Samoan arts program called the Samoa Festival that includes a high school competition of traditional customs — such as speech making, basket weaving, coconut husking and firemaking — as well as songs and dances.

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2007 Participants
The following Schools competed in the 2007 events.

Farrington
Kahuku
Kapolei
Leilehua
Mililani
Moanalua
Radford
Waipahu

2006 Participants
The following Schools competed in the 2006 events.

Aiea
Farrington
Kahuku
Kapolei
Moanalua
Nanakuli
Waipahu

2005 Participants
The following Schools competed in the 2005 events.

High Schools:
Farrington High School
Kahuku High School
Moanalua High School
Waipahu

Universities/ Non-High School Groups (Exhibition Only):
Brigham Young University-Hawaii Campus
University of Hawaii Manoa
USOH

2004 Participants
The following schools competed in the 2004 events.

High Schools:
Kahuku High School
Waipahu High School
Farrington High School

Universities:
Hawaii Pacific University
University of Hawaii
Chaminade
Brigham Young University – Hawaii
American Samoa Community College