In 1975, under the guidance of Master Navigator Mau Piailug of Yap’s Satawal Atoll, the Hōkūle’a or “Star of Gladness” was launched by the Polynesia Voyage Society. Its voyage from Hawai ...

A broad tropical disturbance, JTWWC Invest 97W, is loosely centered 400 miles west-southwest of Chuuk Lagoon, or 150 miles south-southwest of Satawal, according to the National Weather Service Guam.

In our conversation, Nainoa shares the powerful lessons he learned from his mentors, including the late Mau Piailug, the master navigator from Satawal, and Herb Kawainui Kāne, the visionary ...

With long-distance voyaging skills nearly extinct, the society found Pius “Mau” Piailug, a master navigator from Micro­ne­sia’s Satawal atoll, who had been trained since childhood.

KANEOHE, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii’s American colonizers once banned the Hawaiian language in schools. Some Native Hawaiians tried to lighten their skin with lye. Many people believed Polynesian ...

They needed a navigator. Traditional long-distance voyaging skills had all but disappeared, but a Peace Corps volunteer on the isolated atoll of Satawal in Micronesia told them about Pius “Mau ...