Hawaiki Rising by Sam Low

Hawaiki Rising by Sam Low

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In 1975, a replica of an ancient Hawaiian canoe - Hokuleæa - was launched to sail the ancient star paths, and help Hawaiians reclaim pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors. Hawaiki Rising tells this story in the words of the men and women who created and sailed aboard Hokuleæa.

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Hawaiki Rising by Sam Low

In 1975, a replica of an ancient Hawaiian canoe - Hokuleaea - was launched to sail the ancient star paths, and help Hawaiians reclaim pride in the accomplishments of their ancestors. Hawaiki Rising tells this story in the words of the men and women who created and sailed aboard Hokuleaea.
Sam Low served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific from 1964 to 1966 and earned a PhD in anthropology from Harvard in 1975. He produced the award-winning film, The Navigators: Pathfinders of the Pacific, and is the author of many articles on the canoe, and her meaning to Polynesians. He has sailed aboard Hokule‘a on three voyages, from 1999 to 2007.
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ISBN 13 9780824877354
ISBN 10 0824877357
Title Hawaiki Rising
Author Sam Low
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Binding Type Hardback
Publisher University of Hawai'i Press
Year published 2018-01-30
Number of pages 344
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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