French Polynesia is a pivotal element of France’s strategy in the Pacific – and offers a compelling case study for shared sovereignty within the French Republic.

Our species arose in Africa roughly 300,000 years ago and later trekked worldwide, eventually reaching some of Earth's most ...

Learn about Hawaiian history at the Bishop Museum is ranked #12 out of 33 things to do in Honolulu - Oahu. See pictures and our review of Learn about Hawaiian history at the Bishop Museum.

Canoe is paddled 140 miles (225km) across the open sea The journey is from Taiwan to Japan’s Yonaguni Island Research is reminiscent of famed 1947 ...

Heyerdahl aimed to show how prehistoric people from the Americas could have colonized Polynesia. "His theory is now countered by a series of pieces of evidence, but it was a great trial at the time.

Waves, Winds and Stars" show at the Ohio State University Arne Slettebak Planetarium is an interactive new show exploring the ...

This is the first time Taputapuātea was the first stop for Hōkūleʻa on a voyage to French Polynesia. Both Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia last visited the sacred site in 2022. The visit reaffirms deep ...

5. The Polynesian Star Compass For Polynesian navigators, the stars became the sea, and the sea became their road.

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Polynesian Voyaging Society's traditional voyaging canoe duo Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti's canoe Faʻafaite, made landfall at Taputapuātea in French Polynesia on the morning ...