My interest in Samoa began when I hired a local, high school teen to babysit for my young sons years ago. Leslie came from a big, lively Samoan family, and she and her brothers were all top athletes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here's everything you need to know about visiting the French Polynesian island of Ra'iātea. SteÌ phane Mailion ...

In a tiny gymnasium at Foisia Park in Carson, California, an eclectic group of women ranging in age from 14 to 56 line up in rows, ready for instruction at their first siva Samoa (Samoan dance) lesson ...

Fata Ariu Levi, formerly a serial entrepreneur with a rich history in the business world, has turned his attention to a new kind of venture – sharing the rich history and culture of the Polynesian ...

Researchers have long debated why the Pacific's most skilled navigators suddenly resumed sailing after their "Long Pause." A ...

Tony Vainuku grew up in Salt Lake City and lived the complexities of the Polynesian community, where football is often ...

Enoch Lui, ninth from right, and Teiano Lesa, eighth from right, stand in front of their Polynesian culture mural on Nov. 9. (Madison Casagranda) Enoch Lui and Teiano Lesa are celebrating and sharing ...

In 1947 the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl set sail from Peru on a balsa wood raft called Kon-Tiki. As he explained a few years later in the documentary of the same name, Heyerdahl was convinced ...

The spread of the Polynesian culture across the Pacific was the greatest migration in humanity’s history. All indications are that the Polynesians started in Taiwan and made it to the Americas while ...