Polynesian culture: Quick Facts

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moai statue, Easter Island

Map of the Pacific Ocean region showing three major culture areas highlighted in different colors: Micronesia in purple, Melanesia in green, and Polynesia in yellow. The map includes labeled islands and island groups such as Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, New Zealand, Guam, and the Marshall Islands, with the culture area boundaries spanning across the central and southern Pacific.

Elvis Presley, holding a ukulele, sings to Joan Blackman, who sits on a rock in a yellow swimsuit, in a beach scene from the film Blue Hawaii.

Pago Pago harbour, Tutuila, American Samoa

Large rocks with carved petroglyphs overlook the blue ocean and small offshore islets on Easter Island.

Hawaiian war deity Kuka'ilimoku

Papa, Savai'i, Western Samoa

Hawaiian royal cloak

funeral of King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV

Observe Polynesian culture through dance performances telling legends of ancient South Seas people and gods

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Samoa Galapagos Islands Spratly Islands Aleutian Islands Pacific Islands Kuril Islands Moluccas Ryukyu Islands Mariana Islands Marquesas Islands

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