Polynesian Voyaging Society

The Evolution of the Hokulea The story of the Hokulea, a model of the first canoes that brought the first Polynesians to Hawaii, is a story that restores cultural pride and history to Hawaiians. Her legacy was almost extinct, but survived and restored the relationship that society has with its island home. More than 600 years had gone by without seeing one of these canoes, until artist Herb Kane thought to build a sailing canoe just like the ones his ancestors sailed (Hokulea.com). Polynesia was

Hawaiian Navigation How did the Polynesians find their way to Hawaii, over two thousand miles from any other land? Was it over population at home, or political turmoil? Whatever reason for leaving these people used amazing knowledge and skill of the ocean and of the sky to navigate them to this new land. They faced the unknown and braved into the wide-open ocean for long periods of time. The real focus in this paper is on the navigation techniques that they used in these voyages throughout

and many other canoe enthusiasts, who created the Polynesian Voyaging Society with the intention to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti and back. The design for the Hokule’a was made by Herb Kawainui Kane and Kenneth Emory. In 1975, construction of the Hokule’a was finished and by 1976, the roundtrip from Hawaii to Tahiti began. The whole purpose of the Hokule’a, meaning Star of Gladness, was to bring back the skill, navigation, and bravery that the Polynesians had as they sailed to their new home, Hawaii. More

There are still debates about the origins of Polynesian culture, but one thing we can ensure is that Polynesia is not a single tribe but a complex one. Polynesians which includes Marquesans, Samoans, Niueans, Tongans, Cook Islanders, Hawaiians, Tahitians, and Māori, are genetically linked to indigenous peoples of parts of Southeast Asia. It’s a sub-region of Oceania, comprising of a large grouping of over 1 ,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean, within a triangle that

Kenneth C. Davis, the author of Don’t Know Much about History, claimed that the true discoverers of America were the people whose cultures and societies were well established here while Europe was still in the Dark Ages, the so-called Indians. For all the diversity of the First Americans, they inherited certain common traits from their old world ancestors. Reflecting their Asiatic heritage, they were generally short to medium stature, with straight black hair, light brown skin, had epicanthic fold

There are some concepts that I want to explain that were in the movie. First is how the Social Class works for the Polynesian people. Moana is the direct bloodline of the chief for her tribe. She is next in line to rule after her dad passes it on to her. The Social class for her people is the Gods, Tribal Chief, Princess, and the people. Their people are very humbled and honored to have a great tradition of chiefs and history throughout time, and Moana is next in line. Her father tries to lead by

The movie that I have been investigating in terms of its authenticity and cultural origins is Moana. Moana is a Disney movie about this young girl who sets out to sail with a Demigod, Maui, who has been left stranded on an island for thousands of years. When Moana and Maui meet each other, they discuss going on an adventure together out to see to see whether they can find new land to live on. While they are out at sea finding new land, they have to face a few obstacles which make their journey run

explore the ocean to solve the issue she wanted to solve. It is extremely unrealistic for a teenage girl to leave home and set sail in the ocean with a man that she does not know anything about. Something that Moana does get correct is that the Polynesian Triangle is a large portion of land. It can be found along Hawaii, New Zealand, and also the Easter Island. Moana shows the history and cultural differences that can be connected through language and beliefs. This is because language and beliefs

charge of and what they have to get done in order to survive in a society. An example from the movie, is how the polynesian society lives in an island and everyone has their responsibilities in order to survive. The men go out to catch fish and the women stay and make things out of scratch. I believe it is a good example because it shows how everyone in that society plays a role. Sociology (OSW : p 5). Sociology is how a human society functions through development and

text, and my own personal thoughts, I am a firm believer that we are in a revolution at this day in age, and will always continue to be in a revolution so long as the human race is here. I believe that being human, means you’re always changing and society is always revolving. As there are countless revolutions occuring at this time... I will like to state a few that I have personally witnessed. These are: a political revolution, describing the never ending changes in the United States Government; and