But in 1976, a traditional 62-foot, double-hull voyaging canoe called Hōkūleʻa sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti with a crew of 15, proving that the old ways were more than enough to carry people ...

Wet and shivering, I rose from the outrigger of a Polynesian voyaging canoe. We'd been at sea all afternoon and most of the ...

The swamping happened around 10:30 a.m. during practice with the double-hulled canoe and a separate single-hull canoe, according to team members still huddled with parents and family at Maunalua ...

Relying mostly on the sun and stars, the ocean waves and cloud movement to navigate, a traditional Polynesian deep-sea canoe is sailing around the world. Its crew’s goal? To bring attention to ...

RELATED PHOTO GALLERY Dozens of people gathered under gray skies and intermittent rain Friday morning at Mauliola—also known as Sand Island—for a public blessing and send-off ceremony as the ...

Friends had gathered at Kualoa Beach park Tuesday night to mark the "birth place" of the double-hull canoe, which was launched from that site on March 8, 1975. Prayers were said for Kane and ...

The double-hull canoe's week-long visit will also include community engagement with local schools, public tours, and crew "talk story" events. Hokulea will be open for public tours on Feb. 11 ...

Kona Patrol officers responded to the Keauhou Pier at approximately 7 a.m. Wednesday after receiving a report of an overturned double hull canoe. When officers arrived, Coast Guard personnel were ...