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 ...

Thompson, president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, was visibly moved as he addressed the crowd, saying that he was “standing here on behalf of the many. “Thank you, Hawaii. Thank you for ...

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 ...

Polynesian Voyaging Society President Nainoa Thompson says, “Voyaging will put you on your knees, take you to the bone.” But there were bright spots, too. After patching Hokulea’s hull, the crew met ...

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 ...

MĀʻALAEA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa has made its way to Maui, arriving at Māʻalaea Harbor on Sunday after spending a week on Lānaʻi. Crews from the Polynesian Voyaging ...

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 ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Nolan Keaulana, long-time city lifeguard, Polynesian Voyaging Society crew member, and from a family of famed watermen, says he knows 17-year-old kayaker and Kamehameha ...

the Polynesian Voyaging Society announced Tuesday. About 400 crew members will sail an estimated 43,000 nautical miles around the Pacific, visiting 36 countries and archipelagoes, nearly 100 ...

The Buccaneers plate, which was first offered in 1998, is the most popular specialty license plate among the three professional football teams in Florida. The new design had been in development ...