Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin, and many people believed Polynesian voyagers simply lucked into finding th ...

Perhaps the most significant find in Polynesian archaeological history has been discovered in the Chatham Islands.

“The soul of our ancestors, when they leave this world, they go into the deep.” This story was produced by Grist and ...

Timi Gilliom, captain and builder of the voyaging canoe Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, awoke from a midday nap in Hui O Wa’a Kaulua’s Front Street shop on Aug. 8, 2023, to the sound of a homeless ...

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.

This year we expect around 50 canoes to participate and up to 160 sailors on those ... so it’s something that drives a lot of excitement through the community that participates in the sailing and ...

Timi Gilliom, captain and builder of the voyaging canoe Mo‘okiha o Pi‘ilani, awoke from a midday nap in Hui O Wa’a Kaulua’s Front Street shop on Aug. 8, 2023, to the sound of a homeless man rattling ...

MONROE COUNTY, Pa. — Ahead of the summer season on the water in the Poconos, members of the Pocono Lions Club are gearing up for their third annual boat sale. "Sometimes it is intimidating to ...

eventually becoming its captain and sailing across the state. The Mo‘olele, a coastal canoe, Gilliom said, was built for travels within the Hawaiian archipelago, unlike those made for deep-sea ...

Raffipiy was class president that year. For Satawalese, voyaging is a way of life and key to the island's survival. Navigators sail canoes to fish, which is their food staple. They also voyage to stay ...

The Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix has roared into the Port of Los Angeles this weekend for an exciting showcase of boat races. The fourth stop in the 2025 season for the Rolex SailGP ...