How a canoe helped turn Hawaiian culture into a source of pride and even influenced Hollywood
Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawai'i to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday ...
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At annual gala, Polynesian leaders light the way for youth
Frank Tusieseina started PolyStrong in 2018 to help Pacific Islander kids see that the world ‘truly is their oyster.’ ...
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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.
'Moana' has her origins questioned at trial where man says his surfer boy led to the Disney hit
Lawyers for a New Mexico writer and animator will say at closing arguments at his federal trial in Los Angeles on Monday that ...
Kirstin Downey: Earliest Evidence Of Humanity In Hawaiʻi May Lie In This Pond
An unusual geological feature in ʻEwa Beach may hold the key to unlocking the mysteries of when Polynesians first arrived in ...
Streaming now: ‘Moana 2,’ John Mulaney, ‘Confessions of Octomom,’ Amanda Seyfried and ‘Dope Thief’
Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting ...
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Will MOANA Be Able to Catch Another Wave With Live-Action Version?
MOANA 2 writer and director is sharing her personal connection to the movie’s story — and giving out some behind-the-scenes ...
Niue Blue
On the tiny South Pacific island of Niue, a self-governing Polynesian nation with political ties to New Zealand, Niue Blue is ...