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Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

In 1976, Hawaiians sailed the traditional voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a from Hawai‘i to Tahiti and proved to the world that their ancestors had explored the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean by navigating with the stars. Papa Mau: The Wayfinder is the story of critical role...

Nā Loea | Hawaiʻiloa: Rebuilding the Legend

Nā Loea | Hawaiʻiloa: Rebuilding the Legend

While the ancient art of non-instrument navigation has been rekindled throughout Polynesia, the knowledge of canoe building has been largely forgotten except for a select few artisans. Following in the wake of her sister canoe Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiʻiloa canoe was hulled...