The Voyages of the Hokole'a

In 1976 the reconstructed Polynesian canoe Hokulea sailed from Hawaii to Tahiti. Organized by University of Hawaii anthropologist Ben Finney, Hokulea was primarily crewed by Native Hawaiians and sailed under the command of Micronesian navigator Mau Paialug, one of the few Pacific Islanders still knowledgeable in ancient navigational techniques.

The voyage was undertaken in part to refute the then popular notion that ancient Polynesians lacked the maritime prowess necessary to intentionally colonize the Pacific, and so such settlements were really just the result of uncontrolled "drifting" from one island to another.

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