Nainoa Thompson

Nainoa Thompson, navigator for the Polynesian Voyaging Society, has inspired and led a revival of traditional voyaging arts in Hawai'i and Polynesia-arts which have been lost for centuries due to…

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Will Kyselka

Will Kyselka was a geologist by training and a retired associate professor from the University of Hawaii Curriculum Research and Development Group. He was a lecturer at the Bishop Museum…

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Mau Piailug

Pius Mau Piailug, master navigator from Satawal, Yap State, Micronesia navigated Hōkūle‘a on her first voyage to Tahiti in 1976; subsequently, he taught Hawaiians and other Polynesians to the arts of navigating…

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Eddie Aikau

"Eddie" became involved in perpetuating his Hawaiian heritage. In 1976, the Polynesian Voyaging Society sailed the Hokule'a on a successful 30-day, 2500 mile journey following the ancient route of the…

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