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Polynesian Voyaging Society joins World Oceans Day events in Tahiti

Society chief executive officer and pwo navigator Nainoa Thompson named first international ambassador of Tainui Ātea.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrive in Rarotonga

The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived Wednesday morning at Avatiu Harbor in Rarotonga, marking their first visit to the Cook Islands since 2014.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia make landfall at French Polynesia’s Taputapuātea

On Tuesday, at approximately 9:45 a.m., the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti’s canoe Fa‘afaite, arrived at their first stop in French Polynesia: Taputapuātea.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia depart Hilo for French Polynesia to continue Moananuiākea Voyage

 The four-year journey spans an estimated 43,000 nautical miles, 36 countries and archipelagoes, nearly 100 Indigenous territories and more than 400 ports.