Nainoa Thompson

Navigator, Person or entity appearing in film

1953 –

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Who is Nainoa Thompson?

Charles Nainoa Thompson is a Native Hawaiian navigator and the executive director of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. He is best known as the first Hawaiian to practice the ancient Polynesian art of navigation since the 14th century, having navigated two double-hulled canoes from Hawaiʻi to other island nations in Polynesia without the aid of western instruments.

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Born
Mar 11, 1953
Honolulu
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Punahou School
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa

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on July 23, 2013

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