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Mayor’s Sustainability Speaker Series to mark Earth Day with Maui educator, voyager
In celebration of Earth Day, the Mayor’s Sustainability Speaker Series will welcome educator, curriculum developer and voyager Mary Anna (Enriquez) Grimes for a special presentation on Thursday, April 17, 2025, at noon in the Mayor’s Conference Room, ninth floor, 200 S. High St., Wailuku.
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.
Hui o Waʻa Kaulua celebrates 10th birthday of Moʻokiha o Piʻilani, Maui’s own double hulled voyaging canoe on Nov. 23
After the devastating Lahaina fire swept through the town last year, one of Maui’s voyaging canoes was floating offshore—the 62 foot, 12 ton Moʻokiha o Piʻilani. She was in waters fronting 525 Front St., outside of Kamehameha Iki Park where she was built. Hui O Waʻa Kaulua is celebrating Moʻokiha O Piʻilani’s 10th birthday Nov 23, 2024 at the Seascape Restaurant in Māʻalaea.
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 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.
Polynesian Voyaging Society announces voyage to Tahiti, departing March 30
The “Kealaikahiki Voyage” will focus on navigational training and cultural protocol to prepare the crew and test the canoes before they embark on the Moananuiākea Voyage next year.
PVS Specialty License Plate Featuring Hōkūle‘a to be Available in Late Summer
Governor David Ige signed into law legislation allowing the Polynesian Voyaging Society to create and sell commemorative license plates to support its continuing mission to promote Mālama Honua, or care for Island Earth.
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.
Hōkūle‘a Returns to Taputapuatea for Ancient Voyaging Ritual
Hōkūle‘a returned to Taputapuatea, the spiritual center for voyagers of the Pacific, to ceremonially launch and close their voyages.
Kauaʻi Launches Traditional Voyaging Canoe, Nāmāhoe
Kauaʻi’s first traditional voyaging canoe in possibly 600 years, Nāmāhoe made her inaugural launch into the waters of Nāwiliwili Bay over the weekend.
Hōkūleʻa Arrives in Boston
Legendary voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa was greeted by representatives from the Massachusett Tribe when she arrived in Boston at Fan Pier over the weekend.
Hōkūleʻa Greeted by Thousands in New York City
The Hōkūleʻa is on a worldwide voyage that began more than two years ago and is in New York to ring in World Oceans Day on Wednesday. The voyage is scheduled to conclude in June 2017.
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.
