Mission
The We Are Samoa Festival was established to perpetuate the values and traditions of the Samoan culture through learning and performance, thereby increasing knowledge, harmony and respect for self and others.
We Are Samoa Festival
The Polynesian Cultural Center’s World Fire Knife Dance Competition is also part of a larger high school Samoan arts program called the We Are Samoa Festival that includes exhibitions of traditional customs and skills as well as songs and dances— such as speech making (lauga), coconut-leaf basket weaving, coconut husking and firemaking.
Results
| 2014 | Changed from competition to festival format. | |
| 2013 | ||
| Champion: | Radford High School | |
| 1st: | Kapolei High School | |
| 2nd: | Farrington High School | |
| The competition was brought back this year as part of the Polynesian Cultural Center’s 50th anniversary celebration (1963-2013). In addition, donations made during the respective taualuga dances as well as a honararium from the Polynesian Cultural Center went to each participating school. | ||
| 2012- 2008 | In the spirit of fealofani – friendship – no competitions were held. | |
| 2007 | ||
| Champion: | Kahuku High School | |
| 1st: | Radford High School | |
| 2nd: | Waipahu High School | |
| 2006 | ||
| Champion: | Kahuku High School | |
| 1st: | Farrington | |
| 2nd: | Moanalua High School | |
| 2005 | ||
| Champion: | Kahuku High School | |
| 1st: | Farrington High School | |
| 2nd: | Waipahu High School | |
| 2004 | ||
| Champion: | Farrington High School | |
| 1st: | Kahuku High School | |
| 2nd: | Waipahu High School | |
| College | Champion: | BYU-Hawaii |
| 1st: | American Samoa Community College | |
| 2nd: | Chaminade | |
| 2002 | ||
| Champion: | Kahuku High School | |
| 1st: | Waianae High School | |
| 2nd: | Radford High School | |