The boat, known as a waka, was unearthed in the Chatham Islands. Researchers say it could be one of the most significant ...

Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūleʻa is turning 50 years old this Saturday. On March 8, 1975, Hawai’i’s first long-distance voyaging canoe in 600 years was born.

If true, ocean voyages around the Philippines and ISEA could predate even some ancient Polynesian trips. Despite never directly connecting to mainland Asia through land bridges or ice sheets ...

Both "Bucky," the story of a teenage boy from New Mexico who moves to Hawaii after his father's death, and "Moana," the tale of the daughter of a local chief set in ancient Polynesia, are essentially ...