“Raise Hawaiki,” a major orchestral and choral work inspired by the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule’a, will get its world premiere Thursday in a performance by the Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and several local choral organizations.

Michael-Thomas Foumai, an award-winning composer who teaches at the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s music department, wrote the five-movement piece over the last three years, working in consultation with Hawaiian cultural experts including navigator Nainoa Thompson and Hawaiian language professor Puakea Nogelmeier. Much of the text comes from quotes from Thompson’s public speeches and from author Sam Low’s book “Hawaiki Rising” documenting the Hokule’a’s journeys.

The performance will feature the symphony performing with the O‘ahu Choral Society, along with the choirs from UH, Kapiolani Community College and Windward Community College. O‘ahu Choral Society director Esther Yoo will conduct the performance.

The concert, called “Ho‘ala” (“To Awaken”), also features the Brahms Requiem. It is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Blaisdell Concert Hall. Tickets are $29-$59 and are available at hawaiisymphonyorchestra.org or ticketmaster.com.