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4-Year Voyage to Take Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Across Pacific Ocean

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The Hōkūleʻa voyaging canoe is traveling the Pacific Ocean over the next 4 years, meeting with indigenous communities along the way. (Courtesy of Polynesian Voyaging Society)

Historic Polynesian Canoe Traverses The Pacific Ocean 

A Polynesian voyaging canoe is on a four-year journey circumnavigating the Pacific Ocean, using only traditional methods of seafaring — so no GPS, no motor, no high-tech sensors, but lots of sails and wind power. The canoe and its crew recently sailed down the California coast, meeting with indigenous communities along the way. 
Reporter: Katherine Monahan, KQED

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