When the Southeast Asian sailors started out on their odyssey they were not yet identifiably Polynesian. Only after many years of learning how to voyage long distances, and to survive on the high ...

A Norwegian adventurer, followed by a New Zealand historian, burst into the otherwise quiet arena of Polynesian studies with pronouncements that the generally accepted ideas about origins and ...

In the winter of 1769, the British explorer Captain James Cook, early into his first voyage across the Pacific, received from a Polynesian priest named Tupaia an astonishing gift—a map ...

What is the Partula snail? Also known as the Polynesian tree snail or niho tree snail, the Partula snail (Partula nodosa) is actually one of several snail species of the genus—all of which are ...

Based on our travel intel and scouring sources like Tripadvisor and dive blogs, we've compiled a list of Polynesian islands ...

The skyline around Walt Disney Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom will change yet again later this year with the opening of a new tower building at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort.

This Lush Island Is the Birthplace of Polynesian Culture — and Has One of the World's Rarest Flowers, Epic Snorkelling, and a Lagoon with Crystal Clear Waters If you're coming to the less ...