KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers ...

KANEOHE, Hawaii — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had ...

France's surfing gold medalist is riding high on success, making waves once again — this time, on the Seine in Paris. Kauli Vaast captured the gold medal win in men’s surfing at Teahupo’o in Tahiti on ...

“It’s a vehicle of exploration. It’s a vehicle of discovery,” Nainoa Thompson, the CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, said in an interview. “It’s also been our vehicle for justice as Native ...