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.

Artist Herb Kane began painting ancient canoes based on drawings from European explorers and got the idea to build a double-hulled canoe with tall, triangular sails similar to those his ancestors ...

Many people believed Polynesian voyagers had simply lucked into finding the islands by drifting on logs. But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to ...

How a Canoe Helped Turn Hawaiian Culture Into a Source of Pride and Even Influenced Hollywood KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii's American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools.