ʻAlia
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ʻAlia is the Samoan adaptation of a drua or double-hulled Polynesian sailing watercraft. They could be over 70 feet and carry more than 100 men. These ships were built in the 18th century and was mean
Double hulled va'a tele (large ship or ocean-going vessel) or 'alia at Mulinu'u on Upolu Island, Samoa, circa 1910. A man stands in front of va'a with child standing on vessel behind. Photographer possibly Louis John Daroux.
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Polynesia
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Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Pol
Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia
Mokoliʻi Isle near Oahu, Hawaii
Moai at Ahu Tongariki on Rapa Nui
On February 14, 1779, Capt. James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii.