The crew says the region’s expansive cloud formations are awe-inspiring but also carry thunderstorms, heavy rain and lightning.

France conducted nearly 200 nuclear tests in the South Pacific during the 20th century. Tahitians in the diaspora have been ...

The Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) issued evacuation orders for homes near Mile Markers 24 and 25, with approximately 105 Kahikinui homestead lots in the area. Door-to-door evacuations were ...

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, the voyaging canoes of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, have reached the Intertropical Convergence Zone, commonly known as the doldrums, as they continue their journey from ...

On Tuesday morning, June 4, 2025, two traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, departed Hilo, Hawaii ...

Climatology and Seasonal Shifts In general, surf from the South Pacific builds in size through April and is strongest for Tahiti and Hawaii through May into June. Consistency and size dip a ...

“It’s a reminder of our oceanic heritage. Hawaii, we might be the very youngest. If we call Tahiti the motherland, Taiwan is the great-great motherland. It’s a kupuna, kupuna place,” said ...

The mainland's flight duration is about eight hours, while it's about a six-hour trip from Hawaii. Those are long ... The mall also features Le Kiosk Tahiti (Papeete 98714), which sells atlases, ...

Over about a month in 1976, Piailug guided the Hokulea from Hawaii to Tahiti — about the same distance from Hawaii to California. Some 17,000 people thronged the Tahitian shore to greet them and ...

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