Establishment profile
POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER
55-370 KAMEHAMEHA HWY, LAIE, HI, 96762
Operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints · 1 of 3 establishments
712110 — Museums
EIN 870234341
Summary
POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER has accumulated 71 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $58,425 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 88 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 32 citations in this view · $58,065 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 6000.02 A03 | 4 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 2 | 2 | $12,729 | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 |
| 29 CFR 8900.06 D | 2 | 2 | $1,138 | May 1988 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 8000.04 C01 | 2 | 2 | $993 | May 1988 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 6000.02 F | 2 | 2 | $650 | May 1988 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 8900.06 G02 C | 2 | 2 | $488 | May 1988 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 7200.02 B | 2 | 1 | $300 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 8900.05 F04 | 2 | 1 | $60 | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 7900.03 H | 2 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 8000.05 B10 | 2 | 1 | — | May 1988 | May 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV | 1 | 1 | $6,857 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| 12-60-2(B)(2)(B) | 1 | 1 | $6,164 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $5,795 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H01 | 1 | 1 | $5,627 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $5,485 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| 12-60-2(A)(3) | 1 | 1 | $5,485 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV C | 1 | 1 | $4,347 | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 |
| 29 CFR 8900.06 G01 CI | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 2020.001 E | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1010.003 A | 1 | 1 | $650 | Sep 1994 | Sep 1994 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 7121 within HI. Peer group: 88 employers. This establishment has 71 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 1,053 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER 55-370 KAMEHAMEHA HIGHWAY · LAIE, HI, 96762 | Water | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-15 | Planned | 7 | 3 | $16,454 | |
| 2024-10-15 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $12,483 | |
| 2022-05-20 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $6,164 | |
| 2018-08-29 | Planned | 4 | 3 | $17,386 | |
| 1994-09-08 | Referral | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-08-16 | Complaint | 7 | 7 | $5,038 | |
| 1988-05-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-04-18 | Complaint | 41 | 5 | $900 | |
| 1986-08-28 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-06-14 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-11-30 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in museums within HI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DORIS DUKE FOUNDATION FOR ISLAMIC ARTHONOLULU — 2 federal enforcement records
- HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTSHONOLULU — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTERHONOLULU — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE FRIENDS OF IOLANI PALACEHONOLULU — 1 federal enforcement record
- HONOLULU ACADEMY OF ARTSHONOLULU — 1 federal enforcement record
- BISHOP MUSEUMHONOLULU — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints locationsParent rollup
- MuseumsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in HIState-wide enforcement data
- Museums in HIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
- POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 71 violations and $58,424.7 in total penalties.
- How does POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
- POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER operates in the museums industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4. POLYNESIAN CULTURAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 5.64 compared to an industry average of 2.2.