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Fijian voyagers take lead in Skype classroom 19 Aug 2013 | 12:09 pm
A Fijian voyaging trust is heading to the front of the class to promote Pacific voyaging and navigation via Skype. Uto ni Yalo Trust, as part of the Pacific Voyagers network, has taken up an invitatio...
Vaka Motu “Okeanos” heading to Rotuma 14 Aug 2013 | 04:36 pm
Leaving an island is always difficult, but I learned not to say goodbye as that meant you were never coming back. The connections we’ve made and continue maintaining through this kaupapa are solid an...
Vaka Motu “Okeanos”: Exciting news and first blog from Skipper Raihania Tipoki 12 Aug 2013 | 04:12 pm
Bula vinaka na wekaqu, tena Koutou e te whanau whanui! Here we are in Vuda mariner west side of Viti Levu just about to embark on what promises to be an epic 6 month adventure through Micronesia to Pa...
New Pacific Voyagers logo and branding launched 31 Jul 2013 | 10:51 am
Pacific Voyagers is pleased to present our new logo which is a modern evolution of the brand, and tells the story of Te Mana o Te Moana Nui – The Spirit of the Ocean. The motifs within the logo combin...
Pacific voyaging family strong and unified – Nainoa Thompson 29 Jul 2013 | 07:27 am
“In the Pacific, we have never been more stronger as a voyaging family as we have been today,” – navigator and modern voyaging pioneer Nainoa Thompson describes a great future for voyaging with the em...
Renewable energy key to sustainable inter-island trade and transport 26 Jul 2013 | 12:36 am
In a vision to unite ancestral wisdom with the best of modern technology, Pacific Voyagers has created a family of traditional sailing canoes powered by renewable energy and designed to provide a syst...
Pacific leaders call for Ocean-wide Shark Protection 17 Jul 2013 | 12:40 am
Leaders from a dozen countries, states, and U.S. territories across the Pacific Ocean are calling for ocean-wide protections for sharks—a move that underscores a growing commitment to ending unsustain...
Traditional knowledge and Science important to build community resilience 10 Jul 2013 | 02:29 pm
5 July 2013, Nadi, Fiji – Practical application of modern science with traditional knowledge of rural communities has been regarded fundamental in addressing climate change issues in the Pacific. Dr S...
It’s About Time: Lesson From a Micronesian Navigator-Priest 8 Jul 2013 | 02:02 pm
Today as I was dashing through the usual busy-ness of life, I reflected on a lesson I learned while on an expedition in Satawal. I’m with a six-man film crew on a remote island in Micronesia. The isla...
ʻImiloa: Voyaging to Global Knowledge 8 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
“There are two sides to everything,” says Kalepa Babayan, Assistant Director at ʻImiloa. “When looking at science, it is research for some but for us, it holds a deeper connection to our culture.” Und...
