Female athletes fight for recognition and find cultural connection in the traditional Polynesian sport of outrigger canoeing. Women compete in outrigger canoeing, called va’a, as part of the 2019 ...

To fully understand and appreciate the pride Utah women’s basketball standout Alissa Pili feels for her Polynesian heritage, one needs only to look at her right leg. Tattooed there, in prominent ...

Paul Gauguin’s passion for French Polynesia is immortalized in his iconic paintings of the women. Languid sensual creatures, they are depicted in tropical settings, idly weaving floral necklaces or ...

American Carissa Moore, who won an Olympic gold medal in the women’s surfing competition three years ago, is back as a medal favorite again this year. On the men’s side, former world champion John ...

The Marquesas are a beautiful, remote stretch of islands in the South Pacific. And, as of last weekend, they are also a UNESCO World Heritage site. The latest UNESCO convention added 24 new properties ...

Surf's up in Tahiti for this year's Paris 2024 Olympics. Surfing makes its second appearance as an Olympic competition since it debuted in the Tokyo 2021 Games. French Polynesia's island of Tahiti ...