Polynesian Voyaging Society
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The Polynesian Voyaging Society is a Native Hawaiian organization dedicated to reviving and perpetuating traditional Polynesian navigation and voyaging through the construction and sailing of double-hulled canoes like Hōkūleʻa.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural organization
ⓘ
educational organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| basedOn | Polynesian wayfinding traditions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| employs |
crew members
ⓘ
educators ⓘ navigators ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Polynesian navigation
ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ indigenous knowledge ⓘ ocean voyaging ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Native Hawaiian community
ⓘ
Pacific Islander communities ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ben Finney
ⓘ
Herb Kane ⓘ Tommy Holmes ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
canoe construction
ⓘ
cultural education programs ⓘ environmental stewardship outreach ⓘ navigation training ⓘ voyaging expeditions ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Mālama Honua ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Bruce Blankenfeld
ⓘ
Kalepa Baybayan ⓘ Mau Piailug ⓘ Nainoa Thompson ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
education about Pacific voyaging traditions
ⓘ
perpetuation of Native Hawaiian culture ⓘ revival of traditional Polynesian navigation ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hawaiian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Oahu ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hōkūleʻa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hōkūleʻa 1976 Hawaii to Tahiti voyage
Hōkūleʻa ⓘ
surface form:
Hōkūleʻa circumnavigation of the globe
Hōkūleʻa ⓘ
surface form:
Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage
|
| operatesVessel |
Hikianalia
ⓘ
Hōkūleʻa ⓘ double-hulled voyaging canoe ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
non-instrument navigation
ⓘ
traditional Polynesian wayfinding ⓘ wayfinding by stars ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hokulea.com/ ⓘ |
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