{"id":508,"date":"2022-01-19T20:55:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-19T20:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/holomoana\/?page_id=508"},"modified":"2025-09-22T19:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:46:50","slug":"frenchpolynesia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/holomoana\/sailplan\/frenchpolynesia\/","title":{"rendered":"French Polynesia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"508\" class=\"elementor elementor-508\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc32ecd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"dc32ecd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286e310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"286e310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ho\u2019okele, meaning \u201cto steer,\u201d is also the term for navigator and voyager.\u00a0 When we think about steering a wa\u2019a kaulua (double-hulled canoe), what comes to mind is the hoe uli, the long steering paddle that guides the canoe along the ala kai, or \u201csea road.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-799d4e7 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"799d4e7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-id=\"c438a8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/holomoana\/\" style=\"color: #666;\">Home<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/holomoana\/sailplan\/\" style=\"color: #666;\">Ho&#8217;okele(Sail Plan)<\/a>\u00a0 \/\u00a0 French Polynesia\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea27bbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea27bbf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView the <a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/view\/4jSPB5vrVae9B2wzb2zE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\">Marae Taputapu\u0101tea presentation<\/a> in Prezi (best viewed on desktop).\n\n<em><\/em>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a305c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a305c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.6 - 08-06-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading 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ancestral homeland of navigational knowledge. These heritage p\u016b\u02bbolo, or bundles of knowledge, provide an introduction to cultural topics that can be explored in depth through the resources made available by the <a href=\"https:\/\/kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu\/conversations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\">Ka\u02bbiwak\u012bloumoku Pacific Indigenous Institute<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b304e37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b304e37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Track the voyage\u00a0at <a href=\"https:\/\/waahonua.com\/voyage-dashboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\">https:\/\/waahonua.com\/voyage-dashboard\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/holomoana\/files\/2022\/01\/FrenchPolynesia_map.jpg\" title=\"FrenchPolynesia_map\" alt=\"French Polynesia Map\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad22049 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ad22049\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">French Polynesia<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8886e85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8886e85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>French Polynesia comprises 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over more than 1,200 miles (2,000 km) in the South Pacific Ocean. The total land area of French Polynesia is 1,609 sq miles (4,167 square km).<\/p><p>French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands: the Society Islands archipelago, the Tuamotu Archipelago, the Gambier Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and the Austral Islands.<\/p><p>Among its 118 islands and atolls, 67 are inhabited. Tahiti, which is in the Society Islands group, is the most populous island. French is the official language, however Reo M\u0101\u2019ohi, the Tahitian language is widely used for daily communication.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996a601 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996a601\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTo learn more about French Polynesia please visit the<a href=\"https:\/\/kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu\/french-polynesia\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\" rel=\"noopener\"> Ka\u2019iwak\u012bloumoku website<\/a> to find additional <a href=\"https:\/\/kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu\/french-polynesia-learn-more-about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\">resources<\/a> (maps, websites, videos, and materials), <a href=\"https:\/\/kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu\/french-polynesia-partnerships-and-declarations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\">Partnership Declarations<\/a> signed by \u2018Aha Moananui\u0101kea leadership and respective French Polynesian partners, and a section that focuses on the <a href=\"https:\/\/kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu\/french-polynesia-maohi-voices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #4a75b4;\">M\u0101\u2019ohi Voice<\/a>, interests, and perspectives of the native people of French Polynesia.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4b73c4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e4b73c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu\/french-polynesia\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md elementor-animation-float\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Visit the Ka\u02bbiwak\u012bloumoku site<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66165eb\" data-id=\"66165eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ce91ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ce91ea\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af553be\" data-id=\"af553be\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1547330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1547330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/holomoana\/files\/2022\/02\/tahiti_arrival_1976.jpeg\" title=\"tahiti_arrival_1976\" alt=\"tahiti_arrival_1976\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87f000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b87f000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>\u201cWhen Hokule\u2019a arrived at the beach in Pape\u2019ete Harbor, over half the island\u2019s people were there, more than 17,000 strong, and there was a spontaneous affirmation of what a great heritage we shared.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fa3612 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fa3612\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>H\u014dk\u016ble\u2019a first voyage to Tahiti in 1976 &#8211; 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