#hawaiian voyaging canoe

Polynesian Cultural Center to host a free community show in Lahaina, Maui on June 4

To celebrate the Maui community and the arrival of Iosepa, a traditional Hawaiian voyaging canoe, the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) will host a free community show in Lahaina, Maui. The hour-long event on Tuesday, June 4, 2025 will feature vibrant Polynesian music and dance and is open to the public. Activities begin at 7 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic Center. Admission is free.

Maui voyaging canoe lost in the Lahaina wildfires to be replaced

The Mo‘olele was birthed 50 years ago and was in a park along the ocean, at 525 Front Street, when it burned. Timothy ‘Timi’ Gilliom is a captain and the builder of the Mo‘okiha O Pi‘ilani and the new canoe that’s replacing the Mo‘olele, the Nāleilehua.

Hikianalia Greeted by Huge Crowd at Dana Point

More than 100 canoe paddlers, boaters and other water enthusiasts converged outside Dana Point to escort the Hikianalia and crew members into port.

Hikianalia Arrives at Redondo Beach

Hikianalia and her crew arrived at King Harbor in Redondo Beach, California, on Oct. 17, 2018.

Mauiʻs Voyaging Canoe, Moʻokiha o Piʻilani Secures Permanent Mooring

Hui o Waʻa Kaulua, Maui’s Voyaging Society, announced today that Maui’s Hawaiian voyaging canoe, the Moʻokiha o Piʻilani, has secured a new home with a permanent mooring permit at Mā’alaea Harbor.