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Polynesian Voyaging Society receives Ola Ka Moʻomeheu award for cultural preservation and perpetuation
The Polynesian Voyaging Society has received the Ola Ka Moʻomeheu – Culture Preservation & Perpetuation Award from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in the amount of $200,000 to support voyaging training and education opportunities through Moananuiākea: A Voyage for Earth.
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart French Polynesia for the Cook Islands
Departure from Bora Bora marks the end of a roughly 6-week stay in the islands of French Polynesia. Rarotonga, Cook Islands, will be the final destination for the Moananuiākea Voyage leg 14 crew, which began in Tautira, Tahiti more than two weeks ago.
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia return to Papeʻetē for canoe preparations and crew change
Since departing Moʻorea on Monday, July 14, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have been back in Papeʻetē, Tahiti to rest, replenish, and prepare for their next leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage.
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia visit Mataiea, Tahiti for cultural reconnection, youth engagement
Following their historic arrival in Papeʻetē on June 28, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia hosted dozens of schoolchildren, families, and community members aboard the canoes. This week, the crew of both canoes resumed their journey through the islands of French Polynesia, beginning with a meaningful and emotional four-day stop in Mataiea, Tahiti.
Thousands gather in Papeʻetē to celebrate the arrival of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia
Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Papeʻetē yesterday to a celebration that brought together thousands of people from across Tahiti, Hawaiʻi, and beyond. Accompanied by Tahitian voyaging canoe Fa‘afaite, a fleet of smaller canoes, paddlers, and jet skis, the vessels sailed into the harbor in a moment that honored half a century of Hōkūleʻa’s legacy and the ancestral relationship between Hawaiʻi and French Polynesia.
Hōkūleʻa crew sights land in the Tuamotus, continues toward Taputapuātea
The crew of the Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hōkūleʻa sighted distant lights on the horizon, Saturday—marking their first visual confirmation of land since departing Hilo on June 3. A safety crew aboard the Hikianalia confirmed it was the island of Rangiroa in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia.
Hōkūleʻa crew welcomed by hundreds at Marina Del Rey
The canoe was escorted by a flotilla of outrigger canoe paddlers who spread fresh flowers on the water as Hōkūleʻa sailed into the marina, and two fireboats saluted the crew with a festive water show.
Hōkūleʻa arrives at last Alaska stop as part of Moananuiākea voyage
After four days in Metlakatla, Hōkūleʻa and crew departed for Hydaburg, Alaska where they arrived on the evening of Friday, July 7.
Hōkūleʻa’s crew joins launch of Angoon’s first traditional canoe in more than 100 years
The crew of Hōkūleʻa joined the Alaska Native community of Angoon, or Xutsnoowú Ḵwáan, on Monday, June 19, 2023, for the launch of its first traditional dugout canoe, or yaakw, in 140 years.
Hōkūleʻa departs on four-year Moananuiākea Voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific
Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa departed Statter Harbor in Juneau, Alaska early Sunday morning, officially starting the four-year Moananuiākea Voyage to circumnavigate the Pacific.
Hōkūleʻa’s four-year Moananuiākea Voyage set to launch today
A ceremonial blessing and send-off is planned today in Juneau, Alaska for the global launch of the Moananuiākea Voyage. The Polynesian sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa and her crew are set to embark on the four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.
Traditional canoes to circumnavigate the Pacific in Moananuiākea Voyage
Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.
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.
