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Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

10/15/2010

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0hr 57min

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Documentary

STORY

A documentary that takes a retrospective look at the influence of Mau Piailug, a native from the tiny Micronesian atoll of Satawal, in reviving the art of non-instrument navigation in Polynesia. Relying solely on his knowledge of celestial bodies, oceanic currents, and natural markers, Mau guided the traditional sailing canoe Hokulea on a 1976 voyaging to Tahiti, a journey not completed in more than 600 years. For Native Hawaiians, this expedition signaled an exodus from the cultural doldrums of the previous century. Sail along on this remarkable journey and share Mau's story of reinvigoration, reconciliation, and redemption of a people as the master wayfinder and teacher that breathed life back into the sails Polynesia's voyaging tradition.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Puakea Nogelmeier
  • Mau Piailug
  • Leah Kihara
  • Elisa Yadao

    Directors

  • Nāʻālehu Anthony
  • Merata Mita

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Palikū Documentary Films

    Production Countries

  • Micronesia
  • United States of America

LANGUAGES

  • English

Cast

Puakea Nogelmeier

Narrator (voice)

Mau Piailug

Himself

Leah Kihara

Elisa Yadao

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