Cultural nonprofits · Performing arts & luau entertainment · Est. 2014
Onslow County’s annual Pacific Island culture festival since 2014
Annual Jacksonville / Onslow County festival celebrating Pacific Island music, dance, food, and arts — also branded NC Polynesian Festival — with volunteer organizers and regional performers.
Listed as Island Roots. Who is in the book
Performing arts & luau entertainment · Hula & Polynesian dance
A Polynesian cultural nonprofit based in Emerald Isle, teaching and staging Samoan dance and culture for East Coast communities and festivals.
Emerald Isle, NCPacific Islanderncpolynesianfest.com
Civic clubs · Cultural nonprofits
Chicago/Evanston NHPI cultural nonprofit led by Executive Director Lanialoha Lee.
Chicago, ILKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.nbcchicago.com/news/local/say-the-word-lanialoha-lee-executive-director-of-the-aloha-center-chicago/2520324
Nonprofits
Federation of Hawaiian Civic Clubs across Hawaiʻi and the continental U.S. The 67th Annual Convention lands in Portland fall 2026 under Mainland Council hosting.
Portland, ORKānaka ʻŌiwiaohcc.org
Dental
General, implant, cosmetic, and orthodontic dentistry in Cary. AGD Fellow; California Implant Institute fellowship.
Cary, NCKamaʻāina(919) 481-0330www.caryimplantdentistry.com
Churches & faith
A Samoan Congregational Christian church grounded in Gospel worship and Samoan faith, language, and culture; Sunday services in Annandale.
Annandale, VAPacific Islandercccasvirginia.org
Cultural nonprofits
A 501(c)(3) Hawaiian cultural center formed in Virginia in 2017 to educate, engage, and connect people in the spirit of aloha.
Alexandria, VAKānaka ʻŌiwiwww.ealaehcc.org