This Lesser-Known Region of French Polynesia Is Best Explored on the Most Unexpected Cruise Ship
It doesn’t get more authentic than sailing on an upscale cruise ship doubling as a freight vessel that delivers critical ...
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15 Can't-Miss Activities At The Polynesian Cultural Center
If you thought the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) was mostly just a luau, you’d only be scratching the surface. Don’t get ...
Paradise found for Polynesian cruise passengers after detour to Marquesas Islands in storm
Cruise passengers forced off course by storms get a rare glimpse of the Marquesas Islands before the weather breaks for a ...
Phenom Football Twins and UCLA Commits Jaron & Kennan Pula Return to Island Roots at Polynesian Bowl
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA / ACCESS Newswire / April 7, 2025 / In the world of high school football, few names have generated as much buzz as Jaron ...
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These Beautiful Polynesian Islands Are The Perfect Addition To Your Bucket List, According To Travelers
One thing that grabs you when visiting any Polynesian island is its other-worldly beauty. The remote locations of the islands mean they are far from the world of factories, trucks, and buses ...
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Forbidden Sea Turtles: Traditional Laws Pertaining to Sea Turtle Consumption in Polynesia (Including the Polynesian Outliers)
History and traditions of Rarotonga. Part VII. Journal of the Polynesian Society 28(112): 183–208. Audran, P.H. 1918. Traditions of and notes on the Paumotu (or Tuamotu) Islands. Part I. Journal of ...
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Wayfinders : Polynesian History and Origin
Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high islands and atolls they found in the sea, did the ocean-oriented Polynesian culture take on its classic form.
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Hokule'a, the recreated Polynesian sea-faring canoe. (Photo courtesy of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.)
a traditional navigator from the Caroline Islands of Micronesia, was chosen to guide the canoe. His method of navigating by the stars and swells was closely similar to extinct Polynesian methods.
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Tonga Faces Threat as 7.0 Earthquake Strikes
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Tonga, potentially causing hazardous tsunami waves within 300 km of the epicenter. The ...
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How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
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 century ...
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Polynesian sweet potato mystery solved: epic transoceanic journey to South America
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.
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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 ...