![]() The following accounts of the revival of voyaging and navigation in moddern times, the history of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, and the Society's long-range vision and mission for rethinking the future of Hawai'i, is presented, as much as possible in Thompson's own words-from his interviews, talks and writings. In addition to being a navigator, Thompson is a leader with a vision, and a charismatic, spell-binding storyteller. This system of wayfinding is being taught in schools throughout Hawai'i the Pacific. Thompson has developed a system of wayfinding, or non-instrument navigation, synthesizing traditional principles of ancient Pacific navigation and modern scientific knowledge. In 1980, Thompson became the first Hawaiian and the first Polynesian to practice the art of wayfinding on long distance ocean voyages since voyaging ended in Polynesia around the 14th century. ![]() Nainoa Thompson, navigator for the Polynesian Voyaging Society, has inspired and led a revival of traditional voyaging arts in Hawai'i and Polynesia-arts which have been lost for centuries due to the cessation of such voyaging and the colonization and Westernization of the Polynesian archipelagos. Additional information came from interviews by Sam Low, during the Voyage to Rapanui, Mangareva to Rapanui, 1999 and other sources. Inserted into the frame are narratives taken from two speeches by Nainoa Thompson: the first speech was for a Polynesian Union conference sponsored by the Queen Emma Foundation in 1997 the second was to Hui Lama, at Kamehameha Schools, in April, 1998. “The Ocean Is My Classroom” was published in The Kamehameha Journal of Education (Fall 1994), Vol. Speidel, Editor of The Kamehameha Journal of Education, and Kristina Inn, Associate Editor. The following biography/autobiography is framed by “The Ocean Is My Classroom,” written by Gisela E.
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