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.

I think, from that foundation, the canoe being there, they believe it. This is their canoe. This is not Hawaiʻi’s canoe. This is their canoe.” ...

The Voyaging Canoe View from the rear of a replica Polynesian canoe. The Polynesians' primary voyaging craft was the double canoe made of two hulls connected by lashed crossbeams. The two hulls ...

Thousands of people came together Saturday to celebrate 50 years of Hōkūleʻa's history of voyaging at Kualoa Regional Park, ...

It’s called Hui O Wa’a Kaulua, the group of the double hull canoes.” He added that they didn’t know if they would be able to use koa for the new canoe because it was hard to get.

Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawai'i to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday ...