Those that Credit: public domain The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools.

High achieving people of Polynesian descent will be front and center the weekend of March 13-14 at the University of Utah’s ...

These linguistic links point to a genealogical bond that ties the people of the Pacific to one another. Indeed, in 1994, DNA from 12 Easter Island skeletons was found to be Polynesian. According ...

The answer lies in the deeply-rooted traditions of Polynesian culture. The people of the Pacific are intimately tied to the ocean. They sailed the sea hundreds of years before Europeans ...

If you have visited an island like one of the Hawaiian Islands, Tahiti or Easter Island, also known as Rapa Nui, you may have noticed how small these land masses appear against the vast Pacific Ocean.

The Fifth Harmony alum tells PEOPLE about the road to embracing her Polynesian identity and how she'll incorporate her culture into new music Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working ...

"Sharing Aloha" is an emotional, surprising film full of the magic that working at the Polynesian Cultural Center adds to the lives of the BYU-Hawaii students it helps obtain an education they ...

Scientists said on Wednesday an examination of DNA from 807 people - from 14 Polynesian islands and Pacific coastal Native American populations from Mexico to Chile - definitively resolved the matter.

Three generations of an artistic Auckland family are on a mission: to take some Polynesian love to the people of America.

Lifestyle at PEOPLE. She covers all things travel and home, from celebrities' luxury mansions to breaking travel news. Guests staying at Disney World's Polynesian Village Resort reportedly had to ...