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Hōkūleʻa heads to Lāʻie as latest stop on Statewide Pae ʻĀina Voyage

On the next stop of its seven-month journey around the Hawaiian Islands, Hōkūleʻa expects to arrive in Lāʻie tomorrow morning, where it will begin its series of Oʻahu public engagements on the Statewide Pae ʻĀina Voyage.

Hōkūleʻa visits West Hawaiʻi communities during statewide sail

Last week, voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa arrived at Keauhou last week after spending a few days at the historic Hawaiian fishing village of Miloliʻi and on the bay off the shores of Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau. During the two-week visit to Hawaiʻi Island, the crew is engaging with communities and schools. This weekend, Hōkūleʻa will head to Kawaihae, the last stop on west Moku O Keawe during the Statewide Pae ʻĀina Voyage.

After Māʻalaea, Hōkūleʻa has arrived to Kahoʻolawe

For the last two weeks, Hōkūleʻa has been docked at Māʻalaea, where the crew has been hosting students and the community for tours and presentations as part of the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail. The crew departed Māʻalaea early Friday morning and arrived in Kahoʻolawe later that day.

Hōkūleʻa Sets Sail for Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi

Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻi’s iconic double-hulled voyaging canoe, will embark on the next leg of its statewide Pae ʻĀina sail this Sunday, heading towards Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi. During the week-long stop at Kaunakakai Harbor, the crew will welcome school groups and the general public to share about traditional voyaging, the rich cultural history that the canoe represents and about plans for future legs of the Moananuiākea Voyage.

Severe El Nino weather to keep sailing canoes in Hawaiian waters

Adverse El Nino weather conditions have led to the Polynesian Voyaging Society to postpone its planned Moananuiākea Voyage, the circumnavigation of the Pacific until March 2025. Instead, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will remain in Hawaiian waters for training, statewide engagements and educational outreach.

Hoʻōla Maui reaches milestone in the cleanup of Lahaina

The partners reached a milestone in the cleanup of Lahaina with: 1,481 Tax Map Keys (TMKs) Fully Assessed; 168 Tons of Household Hazardous Materials (HHM) and Bulk Asbestos Material (BAM) Removed; 6,371 Samples Taken; 3,430 Vehicles Located; and 6,241 Trees Assessed with 202 Trees Marked as Protected and 4,678 Trees Tagged.

Kula fire debris removal to begin in 2-4 weeks; hazardous site assessments start in Lahaina

Another key milestone in the recovery of Lahaina began on Oct. 27 with the initiation of hazardous site assessments of burned property conducted for the US Army Corps of Engineers.

Contractor with US Army Corps of Engineers begins hazardous fire site assessments in Kula

On Saturday, Phase 1 of the US Army Corps of Engineers-led removal of private property debris began with hazardous site assessments for 26 properties in Kula that were burned by the Aug. 8 wildfire.