Sep 6, 2016Doc Simon interviewed in The Island SunVaka Taumako Project’s Dr. Simon Salopuka was recently interviewed by The Island Sun newspaper of Solomon Islands. You can read this arti...
May 11, 2016From the Archives: The Return of LataIn answer to recent requests, here is a scan of the 1999 Sailing New Zealand article “The Return of Lata: An Authentic Polynesian Voyagin...
May 5, 2016Women in Cubaby Mimi George and Catherine Downey When we think of the Cuban Revolution it is Che Guevara and Fidel Castro and the men who fought the B...
Dec 2, 2015Two Oceans or One? Hokule’a at the SW Capes of AfricaThe aim of the Malama Honua World-Wide voyage is to sail a thread of connection round the world and share stories of hope that will help ...
Jul 8, 2015The Children of TaumakoWe now have a translation of the research report of social anthropologist and round-the-world sailor, Renate Westner, MA. She came to Ta...
Aug 10, 2014VTP talks sustainability at Fiji Talanoaby H. Meph Wyeth From 14-18 July, the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, hosted a combined conference on climate change and s...
Jun 3, 2014Sustainability & How Ancient Vessels Are BetterSuperior Design and Performance Features of Nga Vaka o Lata; Sustainability and How Ancient Vessels Are Better abstract by M. George and ...
Nov 29, 2012Holau KaveiaAloha Kakou! I am so happy to tell you the good news. At last, the educational vision of the late Chief Kaveia is being fully realized! T...
Apr 17, 2009The Cognitive and Cultural Dynamics of Taumako NavigationA Preliminary Report by Dr. Marianne “Mimi” George Prepared for the National Science Foundation 2009 In the eight sections of this report...
Jan 15, 2008Canoe Sailing in the Solomon IslandsYou haven’t seen me on the river since the end of August. The reason is that I’ve been on Taumako, a remote island in the Solomon Islands...
Jun 15, 2002Cause for Celebration: Open House in Taumakofrom Pacific Paddler Magazine, June 2002 – by Meph Wyeth Dateline: Duff Islands, Temoto Province, eastern Solomon Islands. Sunday 24 Marc...
May 15, 2000The Art and Craft of a Polynesian Voyaging Canoefrom Pacific Arts Magazine, May 2000 by Heu’ionalani Meph Wyeth On the tiny island of Taumako (fig. 1) in the Solomon Islands’ eastern pr...
Jul 14, 1999Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Sails AgainIn August, 1998, the Te Puke named Vaka Taumako made its first voyage. For the first time in over forty years, a Polynesian voyaging cano...
Jul 14, 1999The First Te PukeHow Lata built the first voyaging canoe as told by Paramount Chief Kruso Kaveia for Sailing New Zealand Magazine, July 1999 A man and his...
Jun 15, 1998Return of the Te Pukefrom Solomons, inflight magazine of Solomon Airlines, June 1998, Issue #25, page 34 by Meph Wyeth Thank God for your safe arrival here… T...
Feb 17, 1998The Return of Lata: Building an Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoeby Mimi George, Ph.D. for Sea History Magazine, Spring 1998 How were stone-age Polynesian craft built and how did they perform at sea? W...
vakataumako Jul 13 1 min Foe VAKA and Foe MANU Today the tepuke paddle called foe VAKA and foe MANU were collected in the forest in preparation for the MACFEST event. Preparation of L...
Iwan Santoso Jun 5 1 min Te Lapa In addition to their vast knowledge of asterisms, wind, waves, and currents, sailors of the Duff and Reef Island groups make use of a uni...
