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Humans are curious creatures, seekers of new lands and new knowledge. But the results of our shared explorations have often been destructive. The first people to arrive and settle in the many islands ...

Fata Ariu Levi, formerly a serial entrepreneur with a rich history in the business world, has turned his attention to a new kind of venture – sharing the rich history and culture of the Polynesian ...

Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, by Christina Thompson. Harper. 384 pages. $29.99. Along with the familiar biases built into America’s standard world maps—Europe as central; Africa shrunk to the ...

Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl and his crew arrived in Polynesia after 101 days at sea aboard the Kon-Tiki raft on this day in history, August 7, 1947. Hyderdahl, along with five crewmen (and one ...