The hotel recently bought a Hawaiian sailing canoe to incorporate into the program. The hotel already has other smaller canoes. Huihui will be 85 feet from the shoreline, closer than the current ...

Polynesians are renowned seafarers, and their island empire stretched from Hawaii to New Zealand and Easter Island. Although ...

The Polynesian Voyaging Society is celebrating the 50th birthday of Hōkūleʻa this March, marking the milestone with a tour ...

If sailing is your life, you've got to be patient," Baybayan says. "You're only going to move as fast as the wind blows.

The Hokule‘a, the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoe, has returned home to Sand Island for the holidays ...

Hōkūleʻa has served as a symbol of resilience, revival, cultural pride, environmental stewardship, peace and hope for 5 ...

The tracking map, which will be available to view once the Hokule‘a sets sail, will include the geographical coordinates of the canoe as well as daily updates on the crew’s activities and ...

Nowadays, he shows tourists how to sail a Holopuni. Developed by Hawaiian Nick Beck in the early 1980s, the canoe is based on the ancient Polynesian design, with a nine-metre-long slender hull ...

What we forgot is how to sail around a storm.” He said that “for the last 150 years, we had one (canoe) heading north direction no matter what,” but the Hawaiian compass “will guide us by ...

The Polynesian Voyaging Society is preparing to celebrate the 50th birthday of Hōkūleʻa on March 8, 2025. This milestone ...

Set out an a traditional Hawaiian sailing canoe, swim with manta rays, spot whales from your balcony, dine privately under the stars, canoe surf with your family, learn a traditional Hawaiian ...