by hokulea | Dec 26, 2023 | News
Hau‘oli Mau Lānui from the staff and crew of the Polynesian Voyaging Society. As we celebrate the holiday season and look back in gratitude at 2023, we want to express our sincerest mahalo to you – our many volunteers, partners, hosts and supporters – who...
by hokulea | Dec 21, 2023 | News
As the global mission of the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) continues to grow, the organization is expanding its team, recently hiring a new Chief Operations Officer (COO) and two additional staff members: Blaine Kahoonei has been named COO and will...
by hokulea | Dec 1, 2023 | News, Newsletter
A landmark day aboard Hōkūleʻa as NOAA and PVS strengthened a decades long partnership when NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D. and PVS CEO Nainoa Thompson signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), bringing a focus on our changing environment and promising mutual...
by hokulea | Sep 15, 2023 | News, Newsletter
Hauʻoli Lā Hānau Hikianalia! Hōkūleʻa’s sister canoe Hikianalia was “born” in Aotearoa 14 years ago, on September 15, 2009. She is named after the companion star to Hōkūleʻa, together rising in the eastern sky. Hikianalia has sailed across Hawaiʻi, to...
by hokulea | Jun 8, 2023 | News
The Automobile License Plate Collectors Association (ALPCA) today honored the state of Hawai‘i with the 2022 Best Plate Award, recognizing the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s depiction of its iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a at anchor at Kualoa Bay, the site of its...