Those that Credit: public domain The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools.

High-achieving people of Polynesian descent will be front and center Thursday and Friday, March 13-14, at the University of ...

The islands scattered along the north shore of New Guinea first drew these canoe people eastwards into the ... to hundreds of miles along the way to Polynesia, and then to thousands of miles ...

Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home, from celebrities' luxury mansions to breaking travel news. Guests staying at Disney World's Polynesian Village Resort reportedly had to ...

The answer lies in the deeply-rooted traditions of Polynesian culture. The people of the Pacific are intimately tied to the ocean. They sailed the sea hundreds of years before Europeans ...

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean.

The Fifth Harmony alum tells PEOPLE about the road to embracing her Polynesian identity and how she'll incorporate her culture into new music Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working ...

Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday. The Hokulea ...

The local South Pacific Dance Company stopped by the Merced City Council meeting on Monday night in what has become an annual ...

Scientists said on Wednesday an examination of DNA from 807 people - from 14 Polynesian islands and Pacific coastal Native American populations from Mexico to Chile - definitively resolved the matter.