Hukilau Marketplace At The Polynesian Cultural Center Reopens June 8
MEDIA ADVISORY
June 3, 2020
Restaurants, food trucks and shopping stores will reopen to kama‘āina following safe practices
WHAT:
Reminiscing about the 50s couldn’t feel more real at the Hukilau Marketplace at the Polynesian Cultural Center. This summer, kama‘āina are invited to rediscover the Hukilau Marketplace with free drive-in movies (on Friday nights), hometown grinds, prizes and live music.
In accordance to the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s reopening roadmap, the Hukilau Marketplace will reopen to the kama‘āina following set guidelines, including, but not limited to:
- Limited seating at Pounder’s Restaurant and encouraging advanced reservations
- Six-feet physical distance between tables will be maintained, including at the door and floor signage
- Hand sanitation stations at all storefronts
- Stores to operate at fifty percent capacity to ensure social distancing when shopping
- All kama‘āina will be required to wear cloth face masks at all times, unless they are actively eating.
Restaurants and stores at the Hukilau Marketplace will resume normal business hours beginning June 8.
Special all-day festivities on June 12 include live music, prizes, and an old-fashioned drive-in movie on Fridays in the evenings.
Go to HukilauMarketplace.com for more information on show times.
WHEN:
Monday, June 8 restaurants and stores will open at 11:00 a.m.
Every Friday through the summer enjoy drive-in movies nights
WHERE:
Polynesian Cultural Center
55-370 Kamehameha Highway, Lāʻie, Hawai‘i
INFO:
Admission and drive-in movie is free to kama‘āina, capacity is limited to first come, first served.
SOTS:
Media interviews with representatives of the Hukilau Marketplace and/or b-roll is available upon request.
ABOUT POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
Located on O‘ahu’s beautiful North Shore, the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) is the only cultural tourist attraction of its kind in the world and a favorite of all visitors to Hawaii. An engaging, interactive celebration showcasing the people, culture, arts and crafts of Polynesia, the PCC has entertained millions of visitors from around the world since opening in 1963. A non-profit organization, 100 percent of PCC’s revenue goes to daily operations and to support the education of its student-employees from neighboring Brigham Young University-Hawaii. For more information, visit www.Polynesia.com.
ABOUT HUKILAU MARKETPLACE
Hukilau Marketplace, at the Polynesian Cultural Center in Lāʻie, is a vintage throwback to 1950s Hawaii offering nostalgic food, local goods and everyone-is-family hospitality. Whether you stop in weekly or on your Oahu vacation, the Hukilau Marketplace takes you by the elbow, puts you at ease, and invites you to experience the aloha of our quaint, century-old community. For more about the Hukilau Marketplace visit www.HukilauMarketplace.com.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Samantha Tsui
Anthology Marketing Group
Samantha.Tsui@AnthologyGroup.com
808-539-3440
Kellene Young
Anthology Marketing Group
Kellene.Young@AnthologyGroup.com
808-539-3489