In 1973, Ben Finney and a group of Polynesian specialists and canoe enthusiasts formed the Polynesian Voyaging Society to build a large voyaging canoe to attempt the Hawai'i - Tahiti round-trip in ...

Later, Kane met anthropologist Ben Finney. Finney’s professors at the University of Hawaii had introduced him to theories that Polynesia had been settled accidentally by voyagers in canoes blown off ...

Ben Finney, a member of the team, explains their mission: "Since by the 1960s Polynesian voyaging canoes had disappeared and ways of navigating without instruments had largely been forgotten ...

In preparation for its six-year Moananuiakea Voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific, launching in May, the Polynesian Voyaging Society has begun the process of training its next generation of ...

Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Crews from the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail have been sharing the history and mission of ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Polynesian Voyaging Society signed a memorandum of understanding this week with the National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration. The agreement says NOAA will ...

Noland Keaulana, a longtime city lifeguard and member of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, knows Kawai and his family. When Kawai's mother made a desperate call for help, Keaulana immediately ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Polynesian Voyaging Society announced the resumption of its Pacific-wide voyage, which was paused in the wake of the devastating Lahaina wildfires. Starting next ...

Nainoa Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and a leader in the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrumented navigation, speaks with students and teachers of the ...

Betty Wang and Taylah Bland on four crucial lessons for future engagement and global progress on U.S.-China climate cooperation. Asia Society’s purpose is to navigate shared futures for Asia and the ...

Asia Society Museum and Americas Society host an afternoon-long program, including an artist spotlight, a roundtable, and a keynote presentation by Tao Leigh Goffe. Join us to hear Dr. Pike explore ...