How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday. The Hokulea ...
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How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
They started the Polynesian Voyaging Society, intent on sailing a canoe to Tahiti without modern instruments. They needed a navigator. Traditional long-distance voyaging skills had all but ...
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How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
In 1980, Thompson became the first Hawaiian in six centuries to navigate to Tahiti without a compass or other modern instruments — a span of about 2,700 miles. Kaneohe canoe club welcomes ...
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'The storms at sea': Hōkūleʻa's original navigators pass on their wayfinding knowledge
Hawaiʻi celebrated 50 years of Hōkūleʻa's history of voyaging on Saturday at Kualoa Regional Park on Oʻahu, where the ...
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How a canoe turned Hawaiian culture into a source of pride
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 simply lucked into ...
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'The young are vital': Nainoa Thompson on the next generation of Hōkūleʻa navigators
Nainoa Thompson, a pwo navigator and the CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, spoke with HPR's Cassie Ordonio about the ...