Thompson was at Taputapuātea 49 years ago, in 1976, during Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to French Polynesia, and for him, 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 ...

Under the leadership of Grandmaster Navigator Sesario Sewralur (son of Mau Piailug), they will be using traditional ...

The voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeete, Tahiti, on Sunday to a celebration that brought many together ...

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 ...

Lehua Kamalu captains a Hawaiian voyaging canoe across the Pacific. She says traditional navigation requires forgetting the modern world and immersing herself in her surroundings.

Crews onboard Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia make landfall at Taputapuātea in French Polynesia. See the celebration as crews make their way to shore and celebrate the first arrival during the Moananuiākea ...

Pais Wisil from Papua New Guinea was crowned the fastest man in the Pacific after winning gold in the 100m sprint with a time ...

Meet the Māori people of New Zealand, who are preserving their culture through storytelling, voyaging, and language revival. And learn how you can respectfully engage with their living legacy today as ...