The discovery was called by one archaeologist as something that will go down as one of the most important finds in Polynesian history.

Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into ...

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

Thomas Raffipiy plans to build the canoe in Hawaiʻi in August. He's calling on Micronesian youth and other local kids to ...

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

The film explores the formation and cultural history of Hawaii, detailing its volcanic origins, the arrival of Polynesians, and its eventual status as the 50th state of the United States in 1959. It ...

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

After visiting 30 tropical islands, some of my favorites have been Bora Bora, St. Barts, Curaçao, Barbados, and St. Martin.

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 ...

During the Great Depression, the value of Cook Islands exports suddenly collapsed—by 1935 it was just one third of the 1925 figure—and the New Zealand government slashed its funding for the territory ...

Three generations of an artistic Auckland family are on a mission: to take some Polynesian love to the people of America.