The object of the Polynesian Cultural Center is to assist young people with their education costs, but it brings the attendant blessing of promoting love, peace, and fellowship among people of disparate cultures, Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve said.
Elder Nelson visited the center and its adjacent Brigham Young University–Hawaii campus September 6–8, where he took part in 50th anniversary commemorative activities for the center, served as a parade grand marshal, dedicated the new Heber J. Grant Building on campus, and spoke at a Church Educational System devotional.