Waves, Winds and Stars" show at the Ohio State University Arne Slettebak Planetarium is an interactive new show exploring the ...

Escape to Tahiti, where verdant peaks meet sapphire lagoons, and experience the magic of French Polynesia first-hand.

Decades around the sea: Polynesian voyagers to share the art of wayfinding Bruce and Lita Blankenfeld bring decades of experience in Polynesian navigation. Landon Bishop 2:35 am, Dec 06, 2024 Staff ...

The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools.

‘We know the way’: How Polynesian voyagers navigate Earth’s biggest ocean Meet one of the real navigators who helped make 'Moana 2' possible. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 28, 2024 10:00 AM EST ...

Piailug passed on his skills to the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s navigators, who would eventually teach Murphy how to read the stars and swells.

The voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will now continue directly to Taputapuātea on the island of Ra‘iātea—sacred ...

Today, we’ll delve into the unique techniques of Polynesian navigation, exploring how keen observation of the natural world enabled pioneers to roam far and wide across the breadth of the Pacific.

For thousands of years, celestial navigation was only practiced by men in Polynesia. Now women are reclaiming traditions that are rightly theirs.

Prehistoric Polynesian seafarers were highly skilled and undertook some of the longest and most technically demanding voyages in prehistory—but did they ever sail into very high latitudes with ...