From Kohala to Kahului, crossing the Alanuihāhā channel, the 36th Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association has commenced their ...

That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster “Moana” decades later.

Carl Cozza, of Bolton, got the mast ready for sail on his canoe as he enjoys day at Mansfield Hollow Lake, Wednesday, June 4, in Mansfield.

The Holopuni sailing canoe is based on the traditional design of the ancient Polynesians: a 9m-long, slender hull and a sail with two outriggers for stability. — NANI TRAVELS/dpa.

Yet building the canoe was only half the challenge. No one in Hawai‘i truly knew how to sail it. The search for a navigator led them 4,000 kilometers west, to the tiny Micronesian island of Satawal.

Australia's closest neighbor, Papua New Guinea, is a place of remarkable cultural diversity. Home to cultures speaking more ...

Sister canoe Hikianalia was built with sustainable technology and science tools. She and Hōkūleʻa travel together, sometimes parting ways to reach new audiences, always carrying the same core ...

That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster “Moana” decades later.

That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster “Moana” decades later.