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Chad Kalepa Baybayan, Hokule‘a’s captain and navigator, dies at 64
Babayan was captain and navigator of the Polynesian voyaging canoes Hokule‘a, Hawaiiloa and Hokualakai. Read more
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Babayan was captain and navigator of the Polynesian voyaging canoes Hokule‘a, Hawaiiloa and Hokualakai. Read more
A large crowd lined the Ala Wai Promenade Friday morning to greet the Hokule‘a voyaging canoe at the final stop of its 20-month statewide sail. Read more
The Hikianalia, the Hokule‘a’s sister canoe, is expected to arrive today in Honolulu on the final leg of the Alahula Kai o Maleka Hikianalia California Voyage from San Diego back to Hawaii. Read more
The Hikianalia, the Hokule‘a’s sister canoe, is expected to arrive in Honolulu on Tuesday, on the final leg of the Alahula Kai o Maleka Hikianalia California Voyage from San Diego back to Hawaii. Read more
Hikianalia, the sister canoe to the traditional voyaging canoe Hokule‘a, is on its way back to Hawaii. Read more
Hundreds of canoe paddlers, boaters and water enthusiasts greeted Hikianalia and its crew members outside Dana Point, Calif., Wednesday and, as is Hawaiian custom, Hikianalia crew chanted outside the breakwater at Dana Cove and requested permission to enter the port, according to a media release from the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Read more
How does Lehua Kamalu, the captain and lead navigator of Hikianalia’s voyage from Hawaii to California, feel now that she and her crew have completed one of the most challenging voyages of their lives? Read more
Thousands of people converged at Aquatic Park in San Francisco on Sunday to greet the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hikianalia and its 13-member crew. Read more
The Hikianalia, the Hokule‘a’s sister canoe, is on track to sail into San Francisco Bay for an arrival ceremony at Aquatic Park Cove at noon Sunday. Read more
More than 100 well-wishers converged on the Marine Education Training Center at Sand Island on Saturday to watch the departure of the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hikianalia for San Francisco. Read more
After more than two-weeks’ delay, the Hikianalia and her crew are scheduled to depart Sand Island for northern California at noon on Friday. Read more
The Hokule‘a’s sister canoe, the Hikianalia, is scheduled to depart Wednesday, weather permitting, for a 2,500-mile voyage to California. Read more
The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a arrived at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center Saturday as part of its “Mahalo, Hawaii Sail” tour of the state. Read more
The Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a arrived at the Hawaii Kai Towne Center today as part of its “Mahalo, Hawaii Sail” tour of the state. Read more
Repairs to the Hokule‘a’s damaged hull are going well, and should be completed by Friday, just in time for the canoe’s scheduled evening arrival at Maunalua Bay on Oahu, according to the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Read more
The Hokule’a arrived ahead of schedule about 8 a.m. Wednesday at the Polynesian Voyaging Society’sheadquarters at the Marine and Education Training Center at Sand Island on Oahu. Read more
The Hokule‘a arrived ahead of schedule at about 8 a.m. this morning at the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s headquarters at the Marine and Education Training Center at Sand Island on Oahu. Read more
The Hokule‘a will be returning to Oahu earlier than scheduled from its “Mahalo, Hawai‘i Sail” around Hawaii island due to damage to the canoe’s hulls that need to be repaired immediately, according to the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Read more
Spring provides the mariner with excellent conditions for tropical passages between the northern and southern hemispheres. Read more
The Hokule‘a has come full circle, returning to Hilo for the first time since 2014, where the legendary double- hulled canoe set out on its worldwide tour, this time to be honored at the Merrie Monarch Festival. Read more
The storied Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a sailed into Pearl Harbor on Saturday, a historic stop on its current Mahalo Hawaii tour of the islands. The event marked the first time in its 42-year history that Hokule‘a has visited the waters of Pearl Harbor. Read more
