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In 1975, a replica of an ancient Hawaiian canoe - Hokuleæa - was launched to sail the ancient star paths, and help Hawaiians reclaim pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors. Hawaiki Rising tells this story in the words of the men and women who created and sailed aboard Hokuleæa.

Produktbeschreibung
In 1975, a replica of an ancient Hawaiian canoe - Hokuleæa - was launched to sail the ancient star paths, and help Hawaiians reclaim pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors. Hawaiki Rising tells this story in the words of the men and women who created and sailed aboard Hokuleæa.
Autorenporträt
Sam Low served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific from 1964 to 1966 and earned a PhD in anthropology from Harvard in 1975. He produced the award-winning film, The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific, and is the author of many articles on the canoe, and her meaning to Polynesians. He has sailed aboard Hōkūle'a on three voyages, from 1999 to 2007.