Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had si ...

If Saturday's inaugural Polynesian cultural festival and the accompanying spectator-friendly Black Belt Paddler Challenge ...

A paddle from the mouth of the Hanapepe River to the Swinging Bridge and back generated the electricity of excitement for a group of 1o or 12 kupuna outrigger canoe paddlers on Thursday along the ...

Six Canoes including one Asymmetric attended the International ... Sam rounded 2nd and inherited the lead, Dan 3rd then put his food through his sail. This left class newbie Mike Kerslake in 2nd. Dan ...

This is the second year in a row that MOC has conducted a channel crossing. Asaivao said they are bringing two va’a, or Hawaiian-style outrigger paddling canoes, to Tinian. A va’a holds a crew of six.

But coconuts, like taro, breadfruit and a host of other Hawaiian denizens ... s Warao Indians by using a palm leaf as a canoe sail; and end the day watching a palm-fringed sunset over a palm ...

'Stories for the region, from the region': Pacific Journalism Network turns two ...