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>> the hokule'a, a double-hulled sailing canoe, a replica of the kind of craft believed to have been used in those times. and using only primitive, contemporaneous navigational tools sailed 5,500 miles to tahiti and back. a trip that helped spark a hawaiian renaissance, a rebirth of pride and interest in traditional hawaiian culture and identity. >> the success was monumental. it changed world view, that our ancestors were powerful, they were extraordinarily intelligent, they were courageous, and they were skilled, and so we come from them. >> thompson is a legendary water man. he's continued ...

And identity. >> nainoa: the success was monumental. it changed worldview. that our ancestors were powerful, they were extraordinarily intelligent. they were courageous, and they were skilled. and so we come from them. >> anthony: thompson is a legendary water man. he's continued to sail on hokulea's missions. native hawaiian, his roots in this valley go back 200 years. >> nainoa: my grandfather was born here. so i grew up milking cows here with my grandfather. >> anthony: he spent many years learning traditional polynesian navigation techniques from a master. mau piailug, of the small microne...

He's continued to sail on hokulea's missions. native hawaiian, his roots in this valley go back 200 years. >> nainoa: my grandfather was born here. so i grew up milking cows here with my grandfather. learning traditional polynesian navigationechniques from a master. mau piailug, of the small micronesian island of satawan. >> nainoa: this is a man that was chosen by his grandfather. at 1 year old he was put into tide pools to be trained, and learning the wind and the water. and, at 5 years old, he was sailing with his grandfather. and, then, he would never say that as some sense of abuse but on...