of Micronesia and her appearance stimulated interest in Micronesians in their own cultural history. Alingano Maisu On March 18, 2007 Mau presided over the first pwo ceremony for navigators in 56 years on the island of Satawal. Five Native Hawaiians and eleven other people were inducted into pwo as master navigators, including Nainoa Thompson and Mau's son, Sesario Sewralur. The Polynesian Voyaging Society, as part of the 2007 Hōkūlea "One Ocean, One People" voyage named "Kū Holo Mau", presented Mau with a canoe named the Alingano Maisu, a gift for his key role in reviving traditional wayfinding navigation in Hawaii. The canoe was built in Kawaihae, Hawaii under the nonprofit organization Nā Kalai Waa Moku O Hawaii. The commitment to build this "gift" for Mau was made by Clay Bertelmann, captain of Makalii and Hōkūlea. Maisu was given to Mau on behalf of all the voyaging families and organizations that actively continue to sail and practice the traditions taught by Mau Piailug. Death After a long struggle with diabetes, Mau died on his home island of Satawal at 18:30 Micronesia time, Monday, July 12, 2010. As is the tradition on Satawal, travel between the islands was temporarily suspended in Mau's honour. Because there is no morgue on the island, Mau was buried the following day, and a nightly rosary was held until the memorial service on July 21 at Santa Soledad Church. Mau's son Henry Yarofalpiy will continue teaching students about their culture, preserving the legacy of his father. Awards Mau was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 1987 by the University of Hawaii. On May 9, 2000, he was honoured by the Smithsonian Institution at the National Museum of Natural History. At the ceremony, secretary Lawrence M. Small said, "The rebirth of non-instrument navigation came about largely due to this man, Mau Piailug". The Bishop Museum presented Mau with the Robert J. Pfeiffer Medal on July 12, 2008, honouring him for "exceptional dedication to the advancement of maritime affairs and the perpetuation of maritime heritage in Hawaii and the Pacific". Mau also was honored for his "devotion and outstanding civic leadership" and for exemplifying "the spirit and purpose of the Museum's founder Charles Reed Bishop". Legacy The success of Mau's navigational feats sparked cultural pride in Tahitians, Māori, and Hawaiians and connected all Polynesians to stories their forebears told of similar voyages of generations past. The voyage