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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

Get Hawaii’s latest morning ... While touring on the Pae ʻĀina sail, local communities are presented with the unique opportunity to board the canoe, learn about the revival of traditional ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...