#Auke Bay

Hōkūleʻa is given a ceremonial send-off to launch the four-year Moananuiākea Voyage

Now that the canoe and the crew of this next leg from Juneau to Ketchikan have been blessed, they are waiting for a favorable weather window to make their departure and officially start the circumnavigation of the Pacific.

Hōkūleʻa greeted by hundreds at Auke Bay in Juneau, Alaska

Hundreds lined the shore of Auke Bay Saturday to welcome voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa under the leadership of Captain and Pwo Navigator Bruce Blankenfeld.

Hōkūleʻa begins Alaska Heritage Sail, ahead of Moananuiākea circumnavigation of Pacific

Voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Juneau for Yakutat this morning and begin the first leg of the Alaska Heritage Sail, a pre-voyage through the Southeast region of Alaska before the Global Launch of the Moananuiākea Voyage circumnavigation of the Pacific on June 15, 2023.