the Hokule'a - Star of Gladness

recreation of double-hulled voyaging canoe used by ancient Polynesians The ancient knowledge of navigation had all but been lost, but for a few Micronesian navigators. Nainoa Thompson learned the navigation skills from one of these Micronesian masters, to become the first Native Hawaiian navigator in centuries. He piloted the Hokule'a on its numerous voyages throughout Polynesia from the 1970's on.