In 1973, Ben Finney and a group of Polynesian specialists and canoe enthusiasts formed the Polynesian Voyaging Society to build a large voyaging canoe to attempt the Hawai'i - Tahiti round-trip in ...

A traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe has returned to Honolulu in Hawaii, completing the first-ever round-the-world trip by such a vessel. The boat, the Hokule'a, took three years to journey ...

Canoe surfing, particularly aboard the outrigger style of boats, is one of the oldest forms of riding waves. It dates back to ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) invites visitors to rediscover island life as it relaunches its acclaimed show, HUKI: A Canoe Celebration, beginning Friday, August 9.