A man displays a typical Polynesian full body and face tattoo, in Mo‘orea, French Polynesia. Photograph by Aaron Huey, Nat Geo Image Collection.

A new genetic study of Native Hawaiians finds that people who have a greater proportion of Polynesian ancestry in their genomes face a higher risk of obesity, Type-2 diabetes and heart failure.

The Polynesian word tumu means tree or tree-trunk, ... Rather, the Chumash must have learned the Polynesian word for sewn-plank canoe during face-to-face contact. Studying the study.

They found that for every 10% increase in a person's Polynesian genetic ancestry, their odds of being diabetic and having heart failure rose by 8.6%, and 11.0% respectively.

The Liberty High football team on Sept. 7 will host IMG Academy of Florida, which finished 2017 ranked No. 2 in the nation, in the Polynesian Football Classic.. When Bishop Gorman won its three ...