Satawalese navigator Mau Piailug talks about the story of the first navigators

[P5WAHINE]

Thank you, Rewe, for sharing! It's about time the whole world know how and where traditional navigation first started. Thank you, once again. RESt In Peace!!

[SatawalNavigators]

This is a wonderful recording of Mau. Thankyou.

[jenmajol]

hrmm interesting story,however I hate to say this but the people of the Marshall Islands didn't all die out after the great battle with this kuling or in my native tongue,"koleej"... this story coincides with the ones we have in the Marshall Islands therefore it has some elements of truth... it's true this kuling or koleej was a woman and she was from the Marshall Islands to be exact she was from Namdik Atoll one of the southern islands of the Marshalls, brithplace of navigation in the Marshalls

[314ccarterstl]

I know nothing of Pohnpei or the Micronesian culture, yet my ancestors are from Pohnpei. My grandmother was born on Pohnpei in 1935, left at 18 and never went back. You remind me of my dad and my uncles, my grandma...and it's nice and familiar. Thank you for the knowledge I have learned from this video. I would like to know more from my father's side.

[Kikalani]

Thanks for this interestng video.

[baysiderecording]

I remain a great admirer of Mau for his immense skills. But when someone of his stature and skills takes the truth and twist it backward, my loyalty can only be held on for so long, unless he recants his story and finally tell the truth.

[re2look]

@baysiderecording He is telling it exactly like how he was told. It's like painting a portrait. All painters will get a different angle view of the subject being painted. Hence, making the picture look different.

[TrueGreatness73]

@baysiderecording resources on his fabrication is need otherwise your credibility fails big time as a human being

[baysiderecording]

Master Navigator Rapwii of Polowat challenged this debate in his up-coming video by telling a history that is in complete contrast to that of Mau's. But the truth remains, and that is, Mau was taught and ordained as a Master Navigator on Polowat. Not on Pollap, or by any Pollapese navigator by any means.

[baysiderecording]

Mau was taught and ordained as a "pwo" by one of Polowat's best, Angora. He, in turn, fabricated his story by lying to the public at the urge of Lambert Lokopwe, a master manipulator, that he, Mau, was taught and ordained as a "pwo" in the art of traditional navigation on Pollap. Regarding the history of navigation, a debate is underway as to its true history & origination.

[nesianboy]

Mau, God Bless you for your selfishness. You helped revive what has been lost to many pacific islanders. All Pacific islanders have connected back to our ancestors with the knowledge you share and I will be one of them.

Si Yu'us Ma'ase.

[trybsvids]

very nice video.