Tagata Pasifika - Hine Moana: A Journey Home

Our ancestors travelled to every nook and cranny of Te Moananui a Kiwa. They visited every country. Some never returned, some did. And when they did they left instructions on how to get there.

– Sir Geoffrey Henry, former Cook Islands Prime Minister

You can really remove yourself from everyday. I haven’t checked my email in a month, I haven’t made a phone call. I haven’t worried about that ... I haven't really looked in a mirror … you can really step back.

– Crewmember Brynne Eaton Auva'a

If we let the art of traditional Polynesian voyaging go, we're letting down our ancestors.

– Navigator Tua Pitman

...until the back of the boat starts looking like an island version of Glee.

– Reporter Adrian Stevanon on a vaka dance session