While the distance of 140 miles isn’t mighty when compared to some of the voyages the Polynesians are known to have made, it ...

Following their historic arrival in Papeʻetē on June 28, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia hosted dozens of schoolchildren, families, and community members aboard the canoes. This week, the crew of both canoes ...

Hōkūleʻa arrived in Papeʻetē in late June. The arrival marks 49 years since Hōkūleʻa made its first historic voyage to Tahiti ...

Under the leadership of Grandmaster Navigator Sesario Sewralur (son of Mau Piailug), they will be using traditional ...

From Kohala to Kahului, crossing the Alanuihāhā channel, the 36th Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association has commenced their ...

THE Rosas Va’a Hawaiian canoeing team, whose members are women who have ... Originating in the Pacific region, Va’a canoes—which traditionally have outriggers and can be single or double-hull—are now ...

That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster "Moana" decades later.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.