When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high ...

In 1973, Ben Finney and a group of Polynesian specialists and canoe enthusiasts formed the Polynesian Voyaging Society to build a large voyaging canoe to attempt the Hawai'i - Tahiti round-trip in ...

If you’re looking for a physical, hands-on experience that connects you to Polynesian history and culture, paddling an outrigger canoe is the way to go. Outrigger canoes are traditional boats ...

Born around 1725, Tupaia was a Polynesian aristocrat and star navigator from Ra'iātea ... his charisma is remembered by both sides of history and breadfruit still grows in the Caribbean.

Visitors can also stop by the Hukilau Marketplace, which offers a variety of shopping and dining options, or visit the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame to view plaques, photos, mementos from ...

Rapa Nui, the indigenous name of Easter Island, bears witness to a unique cultural phenomenon. A society of Polynesian origin that settled there c. A.D. 300 established a powerful, imaginative and ...