Recently, a Polynesian waka (canoe) was discovered off the coast of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. This significant find has illuminated our understanding of the Polynesians’ long-distance trade ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the 1970s the Polynesian Voyaging Society built and launched a ...

Apr. 14—A send-off for the voyaging canoe Hokule 'a before it is shipped to Alaska to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific is planned for Saturday. A send-off for the voyaging canoe ...

The feat of Polynesian wayfinding—navigating by stars, wind, and waves—had long been discounted by scholars on the grounds that ancient Polynesians didn’t have the knowledge to be master navigators.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On March 8, 1975, Hawaiʻi’s first long-distance Polynesian voyaging canoe in 600 years was born. On that historic day, many hands came together to launch the canoe into the ...

HONOLULU (AP) — No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe. About a dozen crewmembers for each leg ...

A four-year voyage across the world starts in Juneau this month. The Polynesian Voyaging Society will take the Hōkūle‘a — a twin-hulled, wind-powered canoe that was carved 50 years ago and has ...

SUQUAMISH — Indigenous cultures connected Thursday afternoon outside the House of Awakened Culture when Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian canoe from Hawaii, arrived at the shoreline in Suquamish. After being ...

Reporting from HONOLULU — A double-hulled voyaging canoe crafted using an ancient design set sail from Hawaii on Saturday to raise awareness about an all-too-modern problem. As it travels from ...