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PCC’s ‘We Are Samoa’ Fest starts May 7

They’ll be playing with fire — literally — at Polynesian Cultural Center from May 7-10. The Laie attraction’s We Are Samoa Festival will include the 22nd annual World Fireknife Championships, as well as a chance for high school students to showcase their Samoan cultural savvy.The dancing gets under way at 6:30 p.m. on May 7 (senior division preliminary) and May 8 (junior division competition, senior division semifinals and group competition) at Hale Aloha.Students will spend the daylight hours in a safer way from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 10 as they participate in the High School Samoan Cultural Arts Festival, where they will show off their talents at basket weaving, coconut husking, fire making, costuming, dancing and oratory, among other skills. Regular day admission to PCC applies.