With no direct archaeological evidence of prehistoric boats, researchers instead analyzed tools and the remains of fish, ...

Given the vast majority of organic boating materials quickly decompose, experts couldn’t be sure whether these Paleolithic ...

Like the fictional Moana, hundreds of people are sailing Hōkūleʻa, a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, to show what’s ...

It’s extraordinary.” The scholars think that the Auckland Islands, some 300 miles south of New Zealand, mark the furthest south that the Polynesians ever reached. They do not believe ...

Something that always bothers me is when I come across non-Polynesians with Polynesian tattoos, especially the traditional Samoan ones. Since most people probably won't understand why this is such ...

Through a multi-disciplinary effort, recently enhanced by the contributions of modern Polynesians eager to experience their past, a picture is emerging of the development of a seafaring culture ...