For decades, Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort has represented the perfect tropical escape, right in the heart of Walt Disney World. From its palm-lined pathways and tiki torches to the sound of the ...

The French Polynesian islands are a dream destination, but unchecked development has threatened their fragile ecosystems. Now, a new plan aims to protect their cultural and natural Mana. ByChristopher ...

Across the Pacific, tattoos are etched into the culture. Finding meaning in your own ‘story on skin’ helps honor the tradition. A young man in Oahu, Hawai‘i, gets a tattoo the traditional way, with a ...

Applying a form of highly technical analysis known as geochemical fingerprinting to centuries-old stone artifacts, a team of scientists from France, Germany and the island nation of Vanuatu were able ...

Hālau Makana Polynesian Cultural Arts Center invites Alamedans to step into the vibrant world of Polynesian culture with Hana Hou Hō’ike on Sunday, October 19, at Mastick Senior Center, 1155 Santa ...

As TPG's cruise team lead, Gene Sloan oversees the site's cruise content and also writes many of TPG's main cruise guides. He has spent nearly 30 years writing about cruise ships and cruising, and he ...

Imagine walking through a lush tropical garden in Fort Lauderdale and suddenly finding yourself transported to a Polynesian paradise that feels like it was plucked straight from the 1950s – that’s the ...

The successful team on Nukufetau – credit Jesse Friedlander, via Island Conservation In the continuing conservation success story of eliminating invasive species on tropical islands, the nation of ...

Easter Island is named for the Sunday in 1722 when Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed his crew on the distant Pacific island. It’s been misunderstood by outsiders ever since. In recent decades, ...

The new research “challenges commonly accepted ideas about the development” of ancient cultures. Groundbreaking research undertaken by Uppsala University and published in the journal Antiquity (via ...

For the first time in the Pacific zone, the organization of a summit bringing together in the same place entrepreneurs, investors and media from all over the world to make French Polynesia the capital ...