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vakataumako
Dec 3, 20179 min read
Holau Vanuatu, Eruptions, and the Next Voyages
In 2005, ninety-six year old Paramount Chief Koloso Kaveia announced his plan to sail (holau) to Vanuatu on a TePuke. He had taught his...
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vakataumako
Jun 22, 20173 min read
Vaka Valo Association is in Charge! Their Programs are Underway!
The Vaka Taumako Project (VTP) of the Pacific Traditions Society, under Direction of cultural anthropologist and sailor Marianne “Mimi”...
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vakataumako
Jun 16, 20171 min read
Lata’s Children
We’re in this month’s Hana Hou Magazine! A BIG MAHALO to Derek Farrer, author of the “Lata’s Children” article on page 100 of the...
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vakataumako
Jan 2, 201723 min read
Calling The Wind of Reunion
Chief Kaveia’s Guidance by Mimi George For 16 years Chief Koloso Kaveia of Taumako (Duffs Group of SE Solomon Islands), strived to train...
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vakataumako
May 12, 20161 min read
From the Archives: The Return of Lata
In answer to recent requests, here is a scan of the 1999 Sailing New Zealand article “The Return of Lata: An Authentic Polynesian...
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vakataumako
Jul 22, 20131 min read
We, The Voyagers – Trailer
#penchansky #Voyaging #holau #Kaveia #trailer #Polynesian #video #vimeo #film #bbc
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vakataumako
Sep 15, 20094 min read
Te Matua’s Gift
Chief Kaveia with carving of his ancestor Lata Our aloha and condolences go out to family and friends of Paramount Chief Koloso Kaveia,...
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vakataumako
Apr 15, 20092 min read
NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES
II. NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES – “HOKOHUA LOA AND HOKOHUA KIKO” Data was elaborated that added to and built upon previously...
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vakataumako
Jul 14, 199921 min read
Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Sails Again
In August, 1998, the Te Puke named Vaka Taumako made its first voyage. For the first time in over forty years, a Polynesian voyaging...
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