The vast ocean voyages of the first people to set foot on Polynesian islands have been teased out of present-day genomes, not only showing where those founder groups travelled, but when they set sail, too. Key points: Timings and routes of initial Polynesian settlement are under debate Researchers identified rare genetic traits in present-day Polynesian people to trace ancestry and …
Polynesia's master voyagers who navigate by nature Polynesian Voyaging Society "Hōkūle‘a was like a match that lit the flame of the Hawaiian renaissance," said master navigator Nainoa Thompson Ancient Polynesians settled the Pacific islands through the sacred art of wayfinding. "Hōkūle‘a was like a match that lit the flame of the Hawaiian renaissance," said Thompson, noting that Hōkūle‘a's first voyage …
