Editing Lāʻie, Hawaii (section)

==Community==
[[File:Temple Beach, Laie.jpg|thumb|Laie Point and Temple Beach]]
{{lang|haw|Lā{{okina}}ie|italic=no}} is one of the best-known communities of the LDS Church and the site of the Laie Hawaii Temple, the church's fifth oldest operating [[Temple (LDS Church)|temple]] in the world.  [[Brigham Young University–Hawaii]] is located in {{lang|haw|Lā{{okina}}ie|italic=no}}. The [[Polynesian Cultural Center]] (PCC), the state's largest [[living museum]], draws millions of visitors annually.<ref>[http://www.polynesia.com/ Polynesian Cultural Center Official Site - Best Luau Oahu, Hawaii<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref name="sacred ground">{{cite web|author1=Theresa Bigbie|title=Lai'e - A Sacred Privilege and Responsibility|url=https://devotional.byuh.edu/node/248|website=devotional.byuh.edu|publisher=byuh.edu|access-date=28 May 2018|date=July 8, 2004}}</ref> The PCC houses 42 acres of lush garden and water features with 6 miniature "villages" that display various cultures and traditions of the pacific islands.<ref name="Oahu, Hawaii's Top Attraction">{{Cite web|title=Oahu, Hawaii's Top Attraction|url=https://www.polynesia.com/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Polynesian Cultural Center|language=en}}</ref> It offers family friendly games and shows as well as various luau and dining options.<ref name="About">{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://hukilaumarketplace.com/about/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Hukilau Marketplace|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Oahu, Hawaii's Top Attraction"/>

In 2015, the PCC opened a new addition to the public called the Hukilau Marketplace.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PCC's Hukilau Marketplace brings back memories of bygone era|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28178006/pccs-hukilau-marketplace-brings-back-memories-of-bygone-era|access-date=2022-02-16|website=hawaiinewsnow.com|language=en}}</ref> The marketplace is a vintage throwback to 1950s Hawaii offering nostalgic food, local goods and everyone-is-family hospitality.<ref name="About"/> Also in 2015, the community welcomed a new "Laie Courtyard by Marriott", a three-story hotel housing 144 standard rooms which feature local island-style furnishing.<ref name="hawaiinewsnow.com">{{Cite web|title=New hotel opens on Oahu's North Shore|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/29437559/new-hotel-opens-on-oahus-north-shore|access-date=2022-02-16|website=hawaiinewsnow.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Segal|first=Dave|date=2015-02-22|title=North Shore hotel takes form|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2015/02/22/business/north-shore-hotel-takes-form/|access-date=2022-02-16|website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|language=en-US}}</ref> The hotel replaced the historical Laie Inn which was demolished in 2009 to make room for the new hotel.<ref name="hawaiinewsnow.com"/>

Though small, {{lang|haw|Lā{{okina}}ie|italic=no}} has had a significant impact on [[Hawaiian culture]], despite many of its residents' tracing their lineages from various Pacific Island countries such as [[Tonga]], [[Samoa]], [[Fiji]], and [[New Zealand]].  Fundraisers and feasts on the beach in the late 1940s inspired "[[The Hukilau Song]]",<ref>[http://www.polynesia.com/alii-luau/alii-luau-and-laie-hukilau.html History of the Hukilau Song] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080401052302/http://polynesia.com/alii-luau/alii-luau-and-laie-hukilau.html |date=2008-04-01 }}</ref> written, composed and originally recorded by [[Jack Owens, The Cruising Crooner]], and made famous by [[Alfred Apaka]].