Polynesian Cultural Center called a 'flop that flipped'
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LAIE, Hawaii — T. David Hannemann was living in Southern California in 1962 when he became involved in a new project in Hawaii: the Polynesian Cultural Center.
Funding scholarships for students at the Church College of Hawaii by attracting paying tourists to a world-class theme park was one of the PCC's prime objectives.
Hannemann's charge was to coordinate training for the new center's staff. "I didn't know what to do. So I called Disneyland," he said, pausing with a facial expression that seemed to say, "How about that?"
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