SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Polynesian voyaging canoe will set sail from Hawaii in March and head into the South Pacific, aiming to reach tiny Palmyra Atoll near Kiribati using only an ancient seafaring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For thousands of years, celestial navigation was only practiced by men in Polynesia. Now women are reclaiming traditions that are ...

From the middle cockpit of a sailing canoe slicing through the waters of Matavai Bay in Tahiti, the swells all look the same to my novice eyes: turquoise with fringes of frothing white rippling to the ...

Polynesian cultures have a remarkable navigational tradition. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and an intimate understanding of nature. Where Western cultures developed maps and tools to ...

Nainoa Thompson did not set out to rewrite history. He just wanted to go for an adventure. But he accomplished both. Decades later, he’s now the most famous person in Hawaii and an icon to seafaring ...

Moana 2 showcases Polynesian wayfinding and cultural practices of kuleana toward the ocean and land, with actors emphasizing the responsibility to preserve for future generations. ...FLASH FLOOD ...