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THE BONIN ISLANDS

June 2, 2026 Francis Pimmel

This model of an outrigger canoe, fitted with a European sprit sail, resembles closely that of Hawaiian fishing canoe, and this is the reason I included this model into the Category of Polynesian canoes. The model is one from the Bonin Islands , also known as the Ogasawara Islands.. They have a history of using outrigger canoes, brought to the islands by early Hawaiian settlers in 1830. The outrigger canoes used in the Bonin Islands were based on the Hawaiian design, reflecting the cultural exchange between the early settlers and the indigenous population.

It strikes me that this part of Hawaiian history has never been documented in Hawaii.

https://www.tackingoutrigger.com/bonin.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonin_Islands#

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