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 ...

Xw’lemi Outrigger Racing Association, which has grown rapidly since starting last fall, is holding its first gala in Ferndale ...

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 Hokulea as ...

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 ...

“Following Tahiti, we’re going to be doing some outrigger ... So the why for the XORA Canoe Club is that, if outrigger racing is going to be an Olympic sport, then we’re potentially training ...