Nainoa Thompson

Nainoa Thompson
Nainoa Thompson (center) with actor Jason Scott Lee (left) and artist Layne Luna (right). Photo taken in 2003 at Hilo, Hawaiʻi.
Born
Charles Nainoa Thompson

(1953-03-11) March 11, 1953
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
EducationUniversity of Hawaiʻi (BA)
OccupationShip navigator in the Polynesian traditions
SpouseKathy Muneno
Children2
FatherMyron "Pinky" Thompson
RelativesClorinda Low Lucas (maternal grandmother)

Charles Nainoa Thompson (born March 11, 1953) is an American navigator and the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. He is the first native Hawaiian to practice traditional Polynesian navigational methods since the 14th century, having crewed two double-hulled canoes (the Hōkūleʻa and the Hawaiʻiloa) across the Polynesian islands without the aid of Western instruments.

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