Since 1973 the Polynesian Voyaging Society has been planning, supporting and launching remarkable travels across the Pacific. Polynesia canoeing
sails onto the WebA complete account of how the canoes, starting with the Hokule'a, ignited a new source of Hawaiian pride is available at http://leahi.kcc.hawaii.edu/org/pvs/pvs.html.
The site is such an extensive exploration of the art of canoes and nontraditional navigation that just exploring the Web pages could become a high school class project.
There is also a detailed plan for the society's expedition to Rapa Nui next year, including monthly updates on the team's training schedule.
"Home on the Web" is a weekly Friday feature of the Star-Bulletin.
Richard Borreca can be reached by e-mail at rborreca@pixi.com