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

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.

Under the leadership of Grandmaster Navigator Sesario Sewralur (son of Mau Piailug), they will be using traditional ...

A canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride celebrated today.

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.

Hard-hitting waves Veronique shows tourists how to navigate the outrigger canoe through the lagoon, while Galax unfurls the sail, lowers the sloping boom and pushes off from the quay.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.

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.