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(Rarotonga, Cook Islands) – Two traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūlea and Hikianalia, are preparing to depart Rarotonga for Aotearoa as part of the Moananuiākea Voyage, a multi-year ...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, Hawaii’s iconic voyaging canoes, are on the final days of the 15th leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage, a ...

The Pacific Ocean — Earth’s largest and most remote expanse — has quietly dictated the rise and fall of nations. From the voyages of Polynesian navigators to the battles of World War II, control of ...

After two weeks at sea, voyaging canoes Hōkūlea and Hikianalia are now on the final stretch of their sail from Rarotonga, Cook Islands to Aotearoa (New Zealand), which is the 15th leg of the ...

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The Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner returns with an epic tale set in Polynesia a thousand years in the past.

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