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Hokule‘a and Hikianalia return from Tahiti
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. Read more
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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. Read more
Their voyage back home is expected to take 17 to 21 days. Read more
The Hokuleʻa and Hikianalia canoes have reached Tahiti after leaving Hawaii last month. Read more
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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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Crew members of the Hikianalia voyaging canoe discovered two large anchors and two pots Wednesday while surveying Lalo, or the French Frigate Shoals. Read more
Crew members of the Hokule‘a and Hikianalia voyaging canoes conducted the first marine survey of the Lalo, or French Frigate Shoals, area since Hurricane Walaka hit in 2018. The crew arrived at Lalo on Wednesday. Read more
The Hokule‘a and Hikianalia voyaging canoes arrived at Lalo, French Frigate Shoals, at around 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, departing Mokumanamana at around 6 p.m. Monday. Read more
The Hokule‘a and Hikianalia voyaging canoes will set sail again today for a two-week training voyage to Papahanaumokuakea. Read more
The canoes returned from their 3-week training voyage, where they traveled into Moananuiākea, the deep region of the Pacific Ocean. Read more
Navigators of the Hokule‘a canoe encouraged the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community to stay strong amid the pandemic, likening it to a sea voyage, in a video released today. Read more
In preparation for next year’s planned circumnavigation of the Pacific, two canoes of the Polynesian Voyaging Society set off Wednesday for a training voyage to the Intertropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known by sailors as the doldrums. Read more
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
