Polynesian societies combined a strong authority structure based on genealogical ranking that was useful for mounting long expeditions and founding island colonies. The Voyaging Canoe View from ...
Lehua Kamalu, Voyaging Director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, is responsible for researching and planning the sailing plans for the society’s expeditions and is a keen student of the ...
The 43,000-nautical-mile journey will take Hokule’a and 400 crew members to 36 countries and archipelagoes, nearly 100 Indigenous territories and 345 ports, according to the Polynesian Voyaging ...
It's divided into West and East Polynesian cultures and has a long history that predates European exploration and Western colonization. Today, Polynesia includes independent nations such as Samoa ...
Ra'iātea, which in Tahitian means "sky with soft light," was the cradle of Polynesian cultural and political life. It is where voyagers began settling expeditions to New Zealand, Hawai'i ...