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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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Nov. 12, 2023
The Hokule‘a arrived Tuesday night in San Diego, which will be its final stop in the United States leg of the Moananuiakea Voyage, according to a Polynesian Voyaging Society news release.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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Sept. 28, 2023
As a result of the Maui wildfires, and potentially unprecedented weather patterns in the Pacific, Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO Nainoa Thompson announced Wednesday that the Hokule‘a will be diverting from its sail plan in December to make a stop back in Hawaii.
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- By Nina Wu nwu@staradvertiser.com
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Sept. 27, 2023
Nainoa Thompson, CEO of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, today announced the change to the Moananuiakea Voyage sail plan in the wake of the devastating fires on Maui.
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Sept. 24, 2023
The Hokule‘a’s arrival in the Bay Area is significant as it marks the first time in 28 years that the canoe has visited the area, according to a statement.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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Aug. 27, 2023
The canoe sailed from Suquamish and arrived in Elliot Bay, where it was greeted by a flotilla of outrigger paddling canoes and the city’s fire boat.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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Aug. 25, 2023
The Suquamish and Muckleshoot Indian tribes will also hold a welcome ceremony after the canoe docks at Pier 62, as the Hokule‘a and its crew enter into the 10th week of their four-year Moananuiakea Voyage.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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June 20, 2023
After officially launching the four-year Moananuiakea Voyage on Sunday, the Hokule‘a made its way south from Juneau, Alaska, to the Admiralty Islands village of Angoon, Alaska.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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June 15, 2023
Rain and cold temperatures forecast for Juneau, Alaska, have postponed Hokule‘a’s departure for its Moananuiakea Voyage until Saturday.
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- By Rosemarie Bernardo rbernardo@staradvertiser.com
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May 20, 2023
Donned in beanies and insulated jackets, crew members aboard the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a have departed Juneau, Alaska, to begin its first leg of their Alaska Heritage Sail.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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April 22, 2023
The canoe was received by a crew from the Polynesian Voyaging Society and then towed from the Matson shipyard to the Maritime Museum at Foss Waterway Seaport.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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April 16, 2023
Members of the community gathered at the dock at the Marine Education Training Center on Sand Island to bid farewell to the Hokule‘a. Family and friends of the crew shared their well wishes for a safe voyage of 43,000 nautical miles.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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April 14, 2023
A send-off for the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a before it is shipped to Alaska to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific is planned for Saturday.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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March 22, 2023
The Polynesian Voyaging Society announced Tuesday that the Hokule‘a is scheduled to embark June 15 on a 43,000-nautical-mile journey circumnavigating the Pacific.
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- By Linsey Dower ldower@staradvertiser.com
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June 17, 2022
The voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia docked at Sand Island at 6:45 p.m. Thursday upon their return from their 2,500-mile voyage from Tahiti.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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May 25, 2022
Their voyage back home is expected to take 17 to 21 days.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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May 7, 2022
The Hokuleʻa and Hikianalia canoes have reached Tahiti after leaving Hawaii last month.
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- By Star-Advertiser staff
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April 18, 2022
The voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia departed Hilo at 12:30 p.m. today on their way to Tahiti after a five-day wait for favorable weather conditions.
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- By Jayna Omaye jomaye@staradvertiser.com
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April 12, 2022
The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia departed from Sand Island at about 11:15 a.m. Monday on the first leg of their sail to Tahiti. The Kealaikahiki Voyage is focused on preparing the next generation of crew members for the momentous Moananuiakea Voyage, a five-year circumnavigation of the Pacific set to launch in 2023.
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- By Kacie Yamamoto kyamamoto@staradvertiser.com
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Aug. 1, 2021
In preparation for its six-year Moananuiakea Voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific, launching in May, the Polynesian Voyaging Society has begun the process of training its next generation of navigators and sailors.
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- By Kacie Yamamoto kyamamoto@staradvertiser.com
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June 29, 2021
The Hokule‘a and Hikianalia voyaging canoes Sunday completed their eight-day voyage to Papahanaumokuakea, giving five young navigators the opportunity to learn about voyaging and the cultural and ecological significance of the places they visited.
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- By Kacie Yamamoto kyamamoto@staradvertiser.com
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June 28, 2021
As the Polynesian Voyaging Society gears up for the Hokule‘a and Hikianalia voyaging canoes’ next worldwide voyage in May, the health and safety of the crew and of the communities the canoes visit are at the forefront of their plans.
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