Festival goers at the sixth Festival of Pacific Arts gather in Avana Harbor on the island of Rarotonga to see off Hokule'a as it begins its voyage back to Hawaii in October 1992. Anders Ryman/Corbis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walt Disney World’s newest resort offering isn’t overtly Disney – and that’s on purpose. Hopkins, who is Native Hawaiian, was ...

One of Walt Disney World’s deluxe resorts is getting a makeover based on one of its newest characters: Moana. The entertainment and hospitality giant had already postponed the reopening of its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The recent pop culture spotlight on Polynesian baby names may have more parents considering the Pacific Islands as a source for ...

Elizabeth is a writer and public historian. Her work can be read in the New York Times, Collider, Dork Side of the Force, and Culture Slate. She is currently working on her first book. The root of ...

The Polynesians’ epic voyages of exploration and colonization across the Pacific are one of humanity’s most impressive accomplishments (even if the local bird life wasn’t likely to have enjoyed it).

The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame announced today that the Polynesian Bowl, presented by the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, will be broadcast live in prime time on NFL Network on Friday, Jan. 20 ...

The Norfolk Island population in the South Pacific is primarily the product of recent admixture between a small number of British male and Polynesian female founders. We identified and genotyped 128 ...

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Five Polynesians%2C three Tongans and two Samoans%2C will play in Super Bowl XLVII Pac-12%2C Mountain West coaches are eagerly recruiting Polynesians for their character and size Four will play ...

While Disney's upcoming animated film Moana — in which Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson voices the boisterous Polynesian demigod Maui, who helps guide the young protagonist Moana to completing her ...