Cook Islands Voyaging Society

The Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) is a non-profit organisation in the Cook Islands dedicated to the promotion of polynesian navigation, cultural ancestry,and environmental knowledge for future generations. It builds and sails replicas of traditional double-hulled voyaging canoes, undertaking voyages throughout Polynesia using traditional navigation techniques. Since 2018 the society has collaborated with NGO Korero te Orau to run a school holiday programme on traditional voyaging and vaka knowledge.

Cook Islands Voyaging Society

The Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) is a non-profit organisation in the Cook Islands dedicated to the promotion of polynesian navigation, cultural ancestry,and environmental knowledge for future generations. It builds and sails replicas of traditional double-hulled voyaging canoes, undertaking voyages throughout Polynesia using traditional navigation techniques. Since 2018 the society has collaborated with NGO Korero te Orau to run a school holiday programme on traditional voyaging and vaka knowledge.