Canoe surfing, particularly aboard the outrigger style of boats, is one of the oldest forms of riding waves. It dates back to the ancient Polynesians, through the beachboy era in Honolulu, and ...

One of the oldest forms of wave-riding was done in boats. The ancient Polynesians were big into riding canoes on waves, and ...

From Kohala to Kahului, crossing the Alanuihāhā channel, the 36th Hawaiian Sailing Canoe Association has commenced their ...

The Fairmont Kea Lani has a traditional Hawaiian outrigger canoe where you can learn ancient techniques and traditions. The Hawaiian outrigger canoe was such a unique experience for ABC7's Drew Tuma.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.

Hawaiian culture had long been repressed. Thompson, 71, remembers stories from his grandmother, born less than a decade after the U.S.-backed overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom in 1893.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather.

Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday. The Hokulea and its crews proved Polynesians settled their islands by navigating ...