A double canoe sails into the sunset off of the town of Kailua-Kona on the island of Hawaii. The distinctive shape of the sail finds its origins in the sailing vessels that first brought the Polynesians from the South Pacific across thousands of miles of ocean. The double canoe evolved from an ocean going sailing vessel to this design, in which the primary propulsion is by paddle. This design was used for inter-island and coastal travel by Hawaiians for centuries.
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