This light is called te lapa, which translates as "flashing light," or "darts." Though we have no photographic evidence, eyewitness testimony and historical sources say it has a consistent white ...

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean.

Disney’s Moana 2 opens in theaters this week, continuing the story of Moana, voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho, as she reunites with Maui (Dwayne Johnson) and a new crew of “unlikely seafarers”. Moana answers ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Ceremonies to honor the people involved in the first 50 years of Hōkūleʻa turned into a gathering under the stars, which was entirely fitting. That’s because the stars are ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and revitalizing traditional Polynesian navigation and voyaging techniques. It was founded ...

Cook Islanders regard themselves first and foremost as true Polynesians connecting directly back to the finest seafarers of the vast Pacific. It is due to their sophisticated navigation that took them ...

She sails by the memory of the stars. Her bones are lashed together with 6 miles of rope. Her twin wooden masts are lowered and outstretched only by the power of muscled arms. And once fully extended, ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - 1976 original crew member John Kruse helped launch Hōkūleʻa at Kualoa/Hakipu’u on March 8, 1975. It’s his voice on the Tip Davis documentary, “Hōkūleʻa -- Star of Gladness” ...

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean.