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

This April 1975 photo shows crew members training on the Hokulea canoe in waters off Kualoa on Oahu, Hawaii. (James Kimo Hugho via AP) Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in ...

Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday KANEOHE, Hawaii -- Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language ...

That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster “Moana” decades later.

That vessel -- a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus -- would even influence the Disney blockbuster "Moana" decades later. To mark the ...

This April 1975 photo shows crew members training on the Hokulea canoe in waters off the windward coast of Oahu, Hawaii. (James Kimo Hugho via AP) Show more Show less This April 1975 photo shows ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride ...

A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill ...