Sikufisela Usuku Oluhle Lokuzalwa Lweminyaka engama-55 e-Polynesia Culture Center ebuye yaziwe nge-PCC. I-PCC iyindawo eheha izivakashi e-Island of Oahu e-Hawaii kodwa ayinakho ukuphikisana. Kusukela ngo-1963 iPolynesia Cultural Centre inandise abafundile futhi yathuthukisa ibandla likaJesu Kristu ezivakashini ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-40. Leli yibhizinisi elikhulu, futhi belingenayo intela. Ukwengezwa kulokhu isiko lokucwasa okusobala.
Ukunambitheka kwenkolo yama-Mormon buthule sekuphenduke isiko ezivakashini eziningi ezivakashela e-Waikiki ngohambo losuku olubizayo oluya e-Polynesia Culture Center. Lolu hambo kufanele lubandakanye amazwibela eThempeli lamaMormon eLaie. I-PCC iyindawo okufanele ibonwe izivakashi ezivakashela esiqhingini saseHawaii.
Uhambo lwehora elilodwa ukusuka e-Waikiki ukuya edolobheni laseLaie eNorthshore kuzoshintsha izilungiselelo ukuze izivakashi zizwe ukunyakaza okuthambile kwe-hula yaseHawaii, izinqulu ezishesha ngendlela engenakwenzeka zabadansi baseTahiti: The Polynesian Cultural Center (I-PCC) inikeza zonke kubavakashi abavela emhlabeni jikelele. Bafika bezozijabulisa futhi bahambe nemfundo ngemva kokuthatha izibonelo zamasiko aseHawaii, eTonga, eFiji, eSamoa, eTahiti, eMarquesas naseNew Zealand.
Namuhla iPolynesia Cultural Centre (PCC) igubha iminyaka engama-55 yaba khona. Enkulumweni yabezindaba ekhishwe yi-PCC, isikhungo sivuselele ukuzibophezela kwaso okuqhubekayo ukukhombisa amasiko, ubuciko, umculo, namasiko asePolynesia nabantu bayo.
I-Polynesia Cultural Centre yanikezelwa ngo-1963 kodwa yaqala ngempela lapho-LDS Umphostoli uDavid O. McKay wavakashela idolobha lama-Mormon eLaie, eHawaii, ngo-1921. Wagqugquzelwa njengoba ebuka iqembu lezingane emcimbini wefulege—izingane zezinhlanga eziningi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Wahamba enombono wokwenza leli dolobha libe “yisikhungo semfundo yabantu bakulezi ziqhingi”
Eminyakeni engamashumi amathathu nane kamuva uMongameli wamaMormon uMcKay wanikezela iKholeji yeBandla laseHawaii, manje osekuyiBrigham Young University—eHawaii. Wanikezela nedolobha laseLaie ukuthi “liyoba isici sezithunywa zevangeli” futhi lithonye izigidi zabantu.
Kusukela ngo-April kulo nyaka iBandla likaJesu Kristu Lama-Latter-Day Saints alisafuni abantu balo baphinde babizwe ngokuthi amaMormon. Ngokusho komhlahlandlela wesitayela omusha okhishwe ngo-Ephreli, isonto nalo alifuni ukuthi igama lesonto lifushaniswe libe yi-LDS. Ifuna abantu bathi “ibandla” noma “ibandla likaJesu Kristu.” Igama elithi “Mormon” kufanele lisetshenziswe kuphela egameni elifanele njengokuthi “INcwadi kaMormoni.” Lokhu kuyasebenza nakumalungu angu-70,000 aleli bandla eSifundazweni SaseHawaii.
Namuhla i-PCC isho ibhizinisi elikhulu elinenguquko eqinile yezenkolo kanye nomgomo wokusabalalisa iNcwadi kaMormoni kuwo wonke umuntu othintana nalesi sikhungo. Abanye abantu babona i-LDS njengehlelo. Uthingo lwezakhamuzi zaseziqhingini alulingani nothingo lokwamukelwa eSifundazweni SaseHawaii, ikakhulukazi uma kukhulunywa ngomphakathi we-LGBT.
Abafundi abasebenza, abasebenza futhi abasebenza kwa-PCC bavame ukuvela eziQhingini eziningi ezimpofu zasePacific. Ngaphandle kosizo lweSonto LamaMormon, laba bafundi bebengeke babe nethuba lokuthola imfundo abayinikezwayo. Lokhu kuhle, kodwa kuza nenani eliphakeme lentengo yengqondo nengokomoya.
"Eminyakeni engamashumi amahlanu nanhlanu edlule, iPolynesia Cultural Centre yaqala uhambo abasunguli bethu ababelubone njengethuba elingavamile elingavamile lokufundisa umhlaba ngabantu abahle kakhulu basePolynesia," kusho u-Alfred Grace, umongameli kanye ne-CEO yePolynesia Cultural Centre. "Sigubha lolu suku siqinisekisa ukuzinikela kwethu ngokuqhubekayo ukuthuthukisa indlela izihambeli zethu ezihlangabezana ngayo nePolynesia ngokuxhumana nabantu abaziqhenyayo ngokwabelana ngamasiko namagugu abo."
Itholakala e-Laie futhi eduze kwe-PCC ihhotela elisha sha i-Marriott Courtyard (Umndeni wakwa-Marriott ngamaMormon), kanye ne-Brigham Young University-Hawaii, iNyuvesi ezimele ephethwe futhi eqhutshwa i-The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I-BYU-Hawaii yasungulwa ngo-1955 futhi inikeza izinhlelo zezibalo, ubuciko obukhululekile, kanye nokuphatha.
Abafundi badinga ukuzibophezela kukhodi yokuhlonishwa kanye namagugu eBandla le-LDS. Le khodi ihlanganisa ukungaphuzi, ukungabhemi, ukungathuki, ubulili ngaphambi komshado.
Bangu-1.5% kuphela abafundi abavela kwezinye izinkolo futhi abavame ukucindezelwa ukuthi baguquke ukuze bathole umfundaze odingekayo wokufunda eBrigham Young University. Ngalokhu kuguqulwa kuza amahora amaningi ezifundo nemikhuba yansuku zonke eyisibopho. Lena inqubo yokuba umkhuba iminyaka eminingi. Umgomo ngokusobala uwukusabalalisa imfundiso yeBandla ezizweni zabo, abangani, kanye nomakhelwane.
Ukushiya iSonto kuphinde kube nokucindezeleka okukhulu ngokomzwelo okungase kuthathe ukushiya ubuMormonism. Umphakathi wamaMormon usondelene kakhulu futhi uthembele komunye nomunye, ngakho ukuphuma kulelo qembu kungase kuhlukumeze kakhulu.
Ukuze uthole imali yokuhambela abafundi be-BYU basebenza ePolynesian Culture Centre bedansa, benza futhi bekhombisa amagugu abo.
Ibhizinisi elikhulu leli. Ngo-2015 imali engenayo ye-PCC yaba:
| Isamba semali engenayo ($) | 67,979,552 |
| Enye imali engenayo ($) | 3,107,132 |
| Isamba sezindleko zokusebenza ($) | 55,347,208 |
| Idolobha lenhlangano | U-LAIE |
| Isamba semali engenayo ($) | 12,632,339 |
Njengebandla, leli ukuphela kwekhanga elenza imali e-Hawaii elithola yonke imali engenayo yentela.
Ngo-April 2018 iqembu elibizwa ngokuthi “Amalungelo Alinganayo Amalungelo” eliqhutshwa isishoshovu uFred Karger lihlanganise isikhalazo esingamakhasi angama-283 ngokumelene neSonto LamaMormon kanye Nesikhungo Samasiko SasePolynesian.
U-Karger uthi iBandla lisebenzisa ithuba lokungakhokhi intela. Uthi abaphathi bePolynesia Cultural Centre basebenzisa lesi sikhungo ukuze bazuze bona kanye nemali. Uphinde athi isonto licwasa amalungu e-LGBT nabanye abancane.
Umkhulumeli wePolynesia Cultural Centre ngaleso sikhathi uthe lesi sikhungo siyenqaba ukuphawula kodwa sithumele i-imeyili: Isikhungo samasiko sasePolynesia siyinhlangano engenzi nzuzo, amaphesenti angu-100 emali engenayo aya emisebenzini yansuku zonke futhi asekele imfundo yabafundi bayo-abasebenzi abavela. iBrigham Young University-Hawaii.
Uma kukhulunywa nge-LGBT, iBandla likaJesu Kristu Labangcwele Bezinsuku Zokugcina lifundisa ukuthi ukukhangwa abantu bobulili obufanayo akusona isono, kodwa ukuthi ukwenza lokho kuyisono. I-Honor Code yesikole samaMormon eqinile ayikwenqabeli nje kuphela ubuhlobo bobulili phakathi kwamalungu obulili obufanayo kodwa zonke izinhlobo zokusondelana ngokomzimba ezibonisa imizwa yobungqingili.
Abayiphulayo kulindeleke ukuthi baqondiswe izigwegwe. Labo abasisekelayo bathi kulula ukuzizwa unamahloni noma ungafaneleki.
Umbiko otholwe yi-eTN uthe: Umfundi we-master in social work oyisitabane, uSchilaty uzame ukuba “uhlu lokuhlola uMormon.” Wayecabanga ukuthi ukuya emsebenzini kungamenza aqonde. Kodwa akwenzekanga. Akazange azinikele ethempelini, noma afunde iBhayibheli, noma azame ukuthandana nabesifazane ewadini yakhe noma ukuya e-BYU. Wathi: “Ngazizwa ngiboshiwe noma ngivalelekile ngenxa yezimfundiso zesonto. "Kunezikhathi eziningi engangingamane ngife futhi ngiqonde kunokuba ngiphile futhi ngingqingili."
Isikhungo Sezamasiko SasePolynesia siye sakhula ngokuqhubekayo ngosayizi nokuhlangenwe nakho kwezivakashi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuyilapho sihlala siyiqiniso kunhloso yaso yasekuqaleni. Igxiliswe amadolobhana angempela ayiziqhingi ayisithupha kumahektha angama-42 anomhlaba omuhle, ahlangana nechweba elihle. Emadolobhaneni, izihambeli zijabulela imibukiso, izethulo ezihehayo, nemisebenzi eyenziwayo ngenkathi zixoxa nabantu bomdabu baseHawaii, eSamoa, eTahiti, eTonga, eFiji, nase-Aotearoa (eNew Zealand).
Okuhlangenwe nakho okusha kwezivakashi kwethulwa ngokuqhubekayo, kuthuthukiswa futhi kuhlelwa. Muva nje, umbukiso omusha wamanzi, i-Huki, wembulwa ngo-August echibini elinezinhlobonhlobo zezikebhe, okuhlanganisa i-waka elide (isikebhe samaMaori) nezikebhe eziphuma ngaphandle, ezihambisana nemikhumbi ekhethekile enezimbotshana ezimbili ethwele abashaya izigubhu, abadansi, abaculi, nabaxoxi bezindaba.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- “Fifty-five years ago, the Polynesian Cultural Center embarked on a journey our founders envisioned as a uniquely rare opportunity to educate the world about the magnificent people of Polynesia,” said Alfred Grace, president, and CEO of the Polynesian Cultural Center.
- A one -hour drive from Waikiki to the town of Laie on the Northshore will change the settings for tourists to hear the gentle sway of Hawaiian hula, the impossibly swift hips of Tahitian dancers.
- Located in Laie and right next to PCC is a brand new Marriott Courtyard Hotel (The Marriott Family is Mormon), and Brigham Young University–Hawaii, a private University owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
