Back in the 1930s, the Hawaiian wrestling territories were dominated by Al Karasick's Polynesian Pacific Wrestling, who used the allure of "working vacations" to entice pro wrestlers to seek a sunnier ...

The Polynesian people, inhabiting the islands in the Pacific Ocean, embarked on epic voyages across vast distances well before the advent of modern navigation tools.

Dwayne Johnson's grandmother Lia Maivia will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Maivia was one of the first-ever female wrestling promoters Johnson called her a "pioneer" and "the real Final ...

Spanning more than 800,000 square miles in the vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean, Polynesia, aptly named the "region of many islands," is a tapestry of diverse cultures and landscapes.

Long before Europeans arrived, Polynesian wayfinders sailed to islands across the central Pacific in canoes, and the stories of their adventures have survived largely through oral history.

The causes are worthy, the course is daunting – almost 500 kilometers (about 300 miles) across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean in a large canoe. It’s the Hoki Mai Challenge, which started ...

Next year, Tahiti will be home to the surfing competition of the Paris Olympics, almost 10,000 miles away from France. But the region has its own annual games, known as the Heiva.

Rapanuis crew members carry their canoe during a training session for the Hoki Mai challenge, a voyage covering almost 500 kilometers across a stretch of the Pacific Ocean, in Rapa Nui, better ...