Building on their work with Yosihiko Sinoto a half-century ago, the archaeologists have reunited at Bishop Museum.

Reporting from HONOLULU — A double-hulled voyaging canoe crafted using an ancient design set sail from Hawaii on Saturday to raise awareness about an all-too-modern problem. As it travels from ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the 1970s the Polynesian Voyaging Society built and launched a ...

Recently, a Polynesian waka (canoe) was discovered off the coast of New Zealand’s Chatham Islands. This significant find has illuminated our understanding of the Polynesians’ long-distance trade ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On March 8, 1975, Hawaiʻi’s first long-distance Polynesian voyaging canoe in 600 years was born. On that historic day, many hands came together to launch the canoe into the ...

Apr. 14—A send-off for the voyaging canoe Hokule 'a before it is shipped to Alaska to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific is planned for Saturday. A send-off for the voyaging canoe ...

SUQUAMISH — Indigenous cultures connected Thursday afternoon outside the House of Awakened Culture when Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian canoe from Hawaii, arrived at the shoreline in Suquamish. After being ...

The feat of Polynesian wayfinding—navigating by stars, wind, and waves—had long been discounted by scholars on the grounds that ancient Polynesians didn’t have the knowledge to be master navigators.

KANEOHE, Hawaii — 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 ...

A new conference launches this week at the University of Alaska Southeast, bringing together Native Hawaiians and Alaska Natives to share on indigenous ways of knowing: “Tléix’ Yaakw — One Canoe.” “We ...

The National Tropical Botanical Garden on Kauai opened its new Hawaiian Life Canoe Garden on Kauai earlier this week, and is offering free admission for kamaaina through Wednesday. A blessing was held ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) invites visitors to rediscover island life as it relaunches its acclaimed show, HUKI: A Canoe Celebration, beginning Friday, August 9. The ...