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

Frank Tusieseina started PolyStrong in 2018 to help Pacific Islander kids see that the world ‘truly is their oyster.’ ...

The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant discoveries of its kind ...

To honor Hawaiʻi’s "Star of Gladness," festivities across Oʻahu this week will reflect on the double-hulled canoe's ...

Hawaiʻi is honoring the 50th birthday of Hōkūleʻa, a symbolic voyaging canoe. When the vessel was first built and launched in ...

In a nearly four-hour long ceremony Thursday, dozens of navigators and crew members were honored for their contributions to ...

Tourism in French Polynesia is expected to remain at record levels in 2025, according to a press release. The newly ...

Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame ...

By the time the praising of all these Pacific Islander trailblazers is finished — and the stage is turned over to the Grammy-nominated Polynesian band The Jets to kick off the luau — it will ...