A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn ... waves and weather. Named the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian word for the star Arcturus, the vessel would even influence the Disney blockbuster ...

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 si ...

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.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - After celebrating her 50th birthday in Windward Oahu, Hōkūleʻa crew members gave the public a chance to experience the voyaging canoe up close. The voyaging canoe was ...

That vessel – a double-hulled sailing canoe called Hokulea, named after the Hawaiian word for the star Arcturus – would later inspire Disney’s Moana and spark a revival of Polynesian ...

Hokule’a and its crew members will return to Maui County this month as the Polynesian Voyaging Society continues its celebration of the vessel’s three-year, around-the-globe journey.

After celebrating her 50th birthday in Windward Oahu, Hōkūleʻa crew members gave the public a chance to experience the voyaging canoe up close. Thousands gathered at the site in Windward Oahu ...

Artist Herb Kane began painting ancient canoes based on drawings from European explorers and got the idea to build a double-hulled canoe with tall, triangular sails similar to those his ancestors ...