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CHAMORU CANOE: Ron Acfalle, a canoe builder, second from right, Joe Cruz, a student of Acfalle, and members of Guam Fire Department Rescue examine a galaide at Sagan Kotturan CHamoru Cultural ...

That vessel — a double-hulled sailing canoe called the Hokulea, after the Hawaiian name for the star Arcturus — would even influence the Disney blockbuster “Moana” decades later.

But a canoe launched half a century ago helped turn Hawaiian culture from a source of shame to one of pride, reviving the skill of traveling the seas by decoding the stars, waves and weather. That ...