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Nainoa Thompson
American Native Hawaiian navigator (b.
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Nainoa Thompson | |
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Nainoa Thompson (center) with actor Jason Scott Lee (left) and artist Layne Luna (right). Photo taken in at Hilo, Hawaiʻi. | |
| Born | Charles Nainoa Thompson March 11, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
| Education | University of Hawaiʻi (BA) |
| Occupation | Ship navigator in the Polynesian traditions |
| Spouse | Kathy Muneno |
| Children | 2 |
| Father | Myron "Pinky" Thompson |
| Relatives | Clorinda Low Lucas (maternal grandmother) |
Charles Nainoa Thompson (born March 11, ) is an American Native Hawaiiannavigator and the president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society.
He is best known as the first Hawaiian to practice the ancient Polynesian art of navigation since the 14th century, having navigated two double-hulled canoes (the Hōkūleʻa and the Hawaiʻiloa) from Hawaiʻi to other island nations in Polynesia without the aid of western instruments.
Early life and career
Charles Nainoa Thomps