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

Outrigger canoe surfs giant wave at Waimea, front flips in the whitewash, and wins Hawaii “Go Big” moment of the year.

with British explorer Captain James Cook first encountering Tahitian natives riding waves in boats as early as 1777. In his journal, per the Encyclopedia of Surfing, Cook noted: "I could not help ...

To honor Hawaiʻi’s "Star of Gladness," festivities across Oʻahu this week will reflect on the double-hulled canoe's ...

Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched half a ...

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

Three generations of an artistic Auckland family are on a mission: to take some Polynesian love to the people of America.

Consumed in the South Pacific for at least 2,000 years for pleasure, relaxation, and in cultural and spiritual ceremonies, the drink holds deep significance in both Hawaiian mythology and Polynesian ...

Buck Woodall wrote a script, whose various titles have included “Bucky the Surfer Boy," about a teenager vacationing in ...