Making waves From Honiara to Suva – by canoe

FROM the Land of Progress and Prosperity—the Solomon Islands—Brandonly Kolstar seizes the opportunity to voyage with the Uto Ni Yalo to the land of Hope and Freedom, the Fiji

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Mentorship on the open sea

WITH over 13 years of experience in traditional voyaging, Iva Nancy Vunikura was honoured to assume the title of matua, a role that entails mentorship and guidance, especially to the young crew on board the Uto Ni

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Fisherman’s call to save the ocean

METUA Mitchell is sailing with a mission – to protect the ocean he calls home and to keep the tradition of Pacific navigation

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Tongans revive canoe-building skills

COLLABORATION between the Tonga Voyaging Society and Fijian master builders has brought to life a unique fleet of hybrid canoes – merging the iconic Fijian Drua and Tongan

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Pacific voyaging organisations forge new path of collaboration

A gathering of all the voyaging organisations from Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia, including around 10 Pwo navigators, was held last week before master navigator Peia Patai and Vaka Marumaru Atua left Hawai’i

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