"In the old days, the navigators used magic to make themselves strong, but now, nothing; they just pray. Before they l…"

"Your captain is your mother and father. He will tell you when to eat and when to sleep. Listen to him. Make happy. An…"

"My grandfather Raangipi taught me the stars, but I didn't write it down like you are doing. I kept everything in my h…"

"You have to remember how the islands move. If you forget that, you're lost."

"My father taught me that the sea is full of signs. Let's say we leave on a voyage at sunset. At midnight the navigato…"

"They [the previous chiefs of old] looked after the island, the fish, the turtles. They watched and did things that we…"

"The people on my island, they put my name as Mau ["strong"] because when I was young I no like stay long time on the …"

"My grandfather tell me not to hold the knowledge to myself; I have to pass it on. Before, some navigators in Micrones…"

"The people in Micronesia, they not like before. Before, everybody, man and woman, they learn about the culture and na…"

"I have laid the stick that connects people together. Now it is up to you, your generation and the generations to come…"