Nainoa Thompson

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Nainoa_Thompson
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:educator
gptkb:website
gptkb:cultural_leader
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_Tahiti_Nui
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun,_Gold_and_Silver_Star_(Japan)
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society's_Hubbard_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1953
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:education University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
gptkbp:ethnicity Native Hawaiian
gptkbp:field cultural education
Polynesian navigation
ocean voyaging
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mau_Piailug
gptkbp:knownFor reviving traditional Polynesian navigation
voyages on the Hōkūleʻa
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableMission Hawaii to Tahiti (1976, 1980, 1985-87, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2014-2017)
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Hōkūleʻa_worldwide_voyage
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:website
president of the Polynesian Voyaging Society
gptkbp:organization gptkb:Polynesian_Voyaging_Society
gptkbp:role president, Polynesian Voyaging Society
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Kathy_Muneno
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:Mau_Piailug
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_Hawaii
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nainoa Thompson