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  2. Polynesian Voyaging Society - Wikipedia

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    The society was founded in 1973 by nautical anthropologist Ben Finney, Hawaiian artist Herb Kawainui Kane, and sailor Charles Tommy Holmes. The three wanted to show that ancient Polynesians could have purposely settled the Polynesian Triangle using non-instrument navigation. The first PVS project was to build a replica of a double-hulled ...

  3. Vehicle registration plates of Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    The first Hawaii license plate that complied with these standards was a modification of the 1953 plate, introduced in 1956. [3] Since 1969, all Hawaii passenger plates have featured a round mounting hole at the top right and horizontal slots in the other three corners.

  4. David Lewis (adventurer) - Wikipedia

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    In 1976, Lewis joined Polynesian Voyaging Society's first experimental voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti on Hokule'a. The team successfully navigated using traditional methods to Tahiti. Lewis departed from Hokule'a in Tahiti and went on to work in his own research. Along with Dr. Marianne (Mimi) George, he identified that traditional Polynesian ...

  5. Kokua Line: What groups have decal license plates? - AOL

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    Answer: Fourteen groups or entities are active in Honolulu's Organization License Plate/Decal Program, which issues Hawaii license plates with the standard rainbow design on a white background ...

  6. Pwo - Wikipedia

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    The Polynesian Voyaging Society presented Piailug a double-hulled canoe, the Alingano Maisu, as a gift for his key role in reviving traditional wayfinding navigation in Hawaii. Then in March 2008, Piailug presided the Pwo ceremony for the Māori navigator Hekenukumai Nga Iwi Busby .

  7. Hokule'a to sail alongside Star of India in last U.S. stop - AOL

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    Nov. 12—The Hokule 'a arrived Tuesday night in San Diego, which will be its final stop in the United States leg of the Moananuiakea Voyage, according to a Polynesian Voyaging Society news release.

  8. Eddie Aikau - Wikipedia

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    In 1978, the Polynesian Voyaging Society was seeking volunteers for a 30-day, 2,500-mile (4,000 km) journey to re-enact the ancient route of the Polynesian migration between the Hawaiian and Tahitian island chains. Aikau joined the voyage as a crew member. The double-hulled voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa left the

  9. Nainoa Thompson - Wikipedia

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    Charles Nainoa Thompson (born March 11, 1953) is an American Native Hawaiian navigator and the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.He is best known as the first Hawaiian to practice the ancient Polynesian art of navigation since the 14th century, having navigated two double-hulled canoes (the Hōkūleʻa and the Hawaiʻiloa) from Hawaiʻi to other island nations in Polynesia without ...

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