Ever wondered how many countries start with "W"? Well, spoiler alert ... itself is believed to come from "sa," meaning "sacred," and "moa," referring to a Polynesian chief. The Samoan people have a ...

Polynesian cultures have a remarkable navigational tradition. It stands as a testament to human ingenuity and an intimate understanding of nature. Where Western cultures developed maps and tools ...

When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high ...

When young athletes embark on their college careers, oftentimes they are moving far away from their family and friends. ...

Fishing here is not allowed, because that would be just too easy. It's been an unforgettable day of adventure in this wild and ancient corner of paradise, a Polynesian jewel called Rangiroa.

The skyline around Walt Disney Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will change yet again later this year with the opening of a new tower building at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

In 1973, Ben Finney and a group of Polynesian specialists and canoe enthusiasts formed the Polynesian Voyaging Society to build a large voyaging canoe to attempt the Hawai'i - Tahiti round-trip in ...

An Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilot used their flight path to draw a 'hang loose' shake hand sign. Image courtesy of ...

Bora, Ra’iatea and Papeete, the region retains a mystique that stems from the 18th-century British sailors who discovered a ...

In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific, received from a Polynesian priest named Tupaia an astonishing gift—a map ...

1 THE GREY WOLF (Minotaur, $30). By Louise Penny. Chief Inspector Armand Gamache’s investigation uncovers corruption in ...