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In 1975, the double-hulled canoe Hokule a set sail from Maui to Tahiti, marking the first time in nearly 800 years that a group of sailors had used traditional Polynesian navigation techniques to make the journey. Upon their arrival, they were greeted by a massive crowd of 10,000 people on the Tahitian shore.

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In 1975, the double-hulled canoe Hokule’a set sail from Maui to Tahiti, marking the first time in nearly 800 years that a group of sailors had used traditional Polynesian navigation techniques to make the journey. Upon their arrival, they were greeted by a massive crowd of 10,000 people on the Tahitian shore.

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