But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the ...

Since then, Hokulea has voyaged across the Pacific and around the world, reaching places like New Zealand, Japan, South ...

Thomas Raffipiy plans to build the canoe in Hawaiʻi in August. He's calling on Micronesian youth and other local kids to ...

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.