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    UCSD Design Lab Discussion on Canoes, Conservation and Computation with Vaka Taumako team members
    vakataumako
    • Nov 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    UCSD Design Lab Discussion on Canoes, Conservation and Computation with Vaka Taumako team members

    Here are several presentations given at the award winning UCSD Design Lab a few nights ago. Mimi George about proa design features and...
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    Dr. Salopuka's Article 'How to Build a Tepuke: Gender Roles in Taumako Voyaging Culture' Published
    vakataumako
    • Aug 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    Dr. Salopuka's Article 'How to Build a Tepuke: Gender Roles in Taumako Voyaging Culture' Published

    Congrats on this article Dr Salopuka! Executive Director Luke Vaikawi will soon announce some plans. Imua! Facebook Post Article Link
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    From the Archives: The Return of Lata
    vakataumako
    • May 11, 2016
    • 1 min

    From the Archives: The Return of Lata

    In answer to recent requests, here is a scan of the 1999 Sailing New Zealand article “The Return of Lata: An Authentic Polynesian...
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    The Children of Taumako
    vakataumako
    • Jul 8, 2015
    • 29 min

    The Children of Taumako

    We now have a translation of the research report of social anthropologist and round-the-world sailor, Renate Westner, MA.  She came to...
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    Sustainable Sea Transport Conference
    vakataumako
    • Jun 3, 2014
    • 2 min

    Sustainable Sea Transport Conference

    The Vaka Taumako Project’s Drs. Mimi George and Simon Salopuka, as well as members of the Holau Kaveia crew, will be presenting papers...
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    Sustainability & How Ancient Vessels Are Better
    vakataumako
    • Jun 3, 2014
    • 2 min

    Sustainability & How Ancient Vessels Are Better

    Superior Design and Performance Features of Nga Vaka o Lata; Sustainability and How Ancient Vessels Are Better abstract by M. George and...
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    vakataumako
    • Nov 29, 2012
    • 2 min

    Holau Kaveia

    Aloha 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!...
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    The Cognitive and Cultural Dynamics of Taumako Navigation
    vakataumako
    • Apr 17, 2009
    • 2 min

    The Cognitive and Cultural Dynamics of Taumako Navigation

    A Preliminary Report by Dr. Marianne “Mimi” George Prepared for the National Science Foundation 2009 In the eight sections of this report...
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    NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA
    vakataumako
    • Apr 15, 2009
    • 3 min

    NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA

    III. NAVIGATION AND PILOTING USING TE LAPA – FLASHES OF LIGHT THAT EMANATE FROM LAND Elaborations on previously conveyed and demonstrated...
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    NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES
    vakataumako
    • Apr 15, 2009
    • 2 min

    NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES

    II. NAVIGATION USING SWELLS AND WAVES – “HOKOHUA LOA AND HOKOHUA KIKO” Data was elaborated that added to and built upon previously...
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    NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND
    vakataumako
    • Apr 15, 2009
    • 10 min

    NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND

    I. NOHOANGA TE MATANGI – POSITIONS OF THE WIND A navigational system correlating a horizonal array of wind positions with other...
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    vakataumako
    • Jul 14, 1999
    • 21 min

    Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Sails Again

    In August, 1998, the Te Puke named Vaka Taumako made its first voyage. For the first time in over forty years, a Polynesian voyaging...
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    The First Te Puke
    vakataumako
    • Jul 14, 1999
    • 8 min

    The First Te Puke

    How Lata built the first voyaging canoe as told by Paramount Chief Kruso Kaveia for Sailing New Zealand Magazine, July 1999 A man and his...
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    The Return of Lata: Building an Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoe
    vakataumako
    • Feb 17, 1998
    • 10 min

    The Return of Lata: Building an Authentic Polynesian Voyaging Canoe

    by Mimi George, Ph.D. for Sea History Magazine, Spring 1998 How were stone-age Polynesian craft built and how did they perform at sea? ...
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