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Hokule‘a receives warm welcome in San Francisco Bay

Hawaii’s Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokuleʻa sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge and into the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 as part of its Moananuiakea Voyage, a circumnavigation of the Pacific. Nainoa Thompson, CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, announced a change to the Moananuiakea Voyage sail plan in the wake of the devastating fires on Maui.

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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.
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Hokule‘a's arrival in the San Francisco Bay on Sept. 24 marked the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area. A crowd of more than 3,000 people greeted the Polynesian voyaging canoe at the Aquatic Bay Cove, according to a Hokule‘a spokesperson.

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