{"id":1807,"date":"2026-06-25T05:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1807"},"modified":"2026-06-25T05:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T05:06:04","slug":"hawaii-navigator-earns-international-ocean-stewardship-honor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1807","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii navigator earns international ocean stewardship honor"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; A Hawaii navigator has received an international honor for his work in ocean stewardship.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1805\">Mission accomplished: Four men row 3,100 miles across Pacific Ocean<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson was named the first international ambassador for Tainui \u0100tea \u2014 the world\u2019s largest marine protected area \u2014 during World Oceans Day events in French Polynesia earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The recognition came as French Polynesia expanded protected marine zones near the Marquesas and Austral Islands, bringing the total protected marine area to about 1.6 million square kilometers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s reassuring that someone like Nainoa Thompson, a true champion of the ocean, accepted that we offered him to be our ambassador for Tainui \u0100tea,\u201d French Polynesian President Moetai Brotherson said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1803\">Hawaii actor Taimua Hannemann hunted by sharks in new thriller \u2018The Bay\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe native people of French Polynesia base the definition of marine protection on long-term, 1,000-year-old traditional management and stewardship of the oceans,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cTainui \u0100tea is a massive undertaking. 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There\u2019s a lot of work to do, and my role is just to help and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While in Tahiti, Thompson and other Polynesian Voyaging Society representatives also met with voyaging organizations, canoe builders, educators and cultural practitioners to strengthen collaboration among traditional voyaging communities across the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>The visit also coincided with the 50th anniversary of H\u014dk\u016ble\u02bba\u2019s historic 1976 voyage to Tahiti, which helped revive traditional Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance throughout the Pacific.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1801\">Coffee berry beetle infestation expands to two more islands<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaii navigator Nainoa Thompson was named the first international ambassador for Tainui \u0100tea, the world\u2019s largest marine protected area. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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