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Voyage Updates

  • May 23, 2022

    PVS Crew Participate in Ocean Protection Summit and Sign Joint Oceans Declaration with French Polynesia

    In addition to cultural protocol, crew training and canoe preparations, the crews of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia participated in ocean conservation events during the Blue Climate Summit while in Tahiti last week. Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) president Nainoa Thompson and crew leadership also joined French Polynesia President Edouard Fritch this afternoon for the signing of a Read more

  • May 7, 2022

    Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Arrive in Tahiti

    Hawaiʻi’s voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed into Papeete, Tahiti and received a large royal welcome from the Tahitian community, including French Polynesia President Édouard Fritch and other dignitaries. Once the canoes were moored at Hōkūleʻa beach, the crew were greeted with a traditional cultural ceremony followed by speeches and tributes honoring the crew for Read more

  • April 28, 2022

    He ‘Ono I’o Nō — Delicious, Indeed

    One of the most valuable parts of catching a fish on a voyage is not only the delicious food that our crew gets to eat, but a sign that we are on the right path. In the morning on Day 7 of our Kealaikahiki voyage from Tahiti to Hawaiʻi, our crew was gathered around the Read more

  • April 27, 2022

    Canoes cross the Equator marking the halfway point of the voyage

    After a cool evening of sailing through the end of the doldrums region and studying the latitude stars, the crews of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia woke up early to conduct a traditional cultural ceremony as they crossed Ka Piko o Wākea, also known as the Equator. This point marks the halfway point of the Kealaikahiki Voyage, Read more

  • April 27, 2022

    Finding Home and Learning to Listen on Kealaikahiki

    In the dark early morning hours of Day 5 on our Kealaikahiki voyage, Lehua quietly walked around the waʻa, waking up our crew one by one. Our mizzen (back) sail had suddenly ripped near the top tricing line and needed to be changed, slowing our speed and taking our course downwind until we could get Read more

  • April 18, 2022

    PVS Launches First Phase of Virtual Canoe

    www.waahonua.com offers daily lessons in navigation, culture and history Iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa and her sister canoe Hikanalia set sail for Tahiti today, crewed by a new generation of navigators and accompanied by a virtual addition to the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) fleet.  Waahonua.com, named after Waʻa Honua (Canoe for the Earth), is a digital Read more

  • April 18, 2022

    Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia on their way to Tahiti

    Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed Hilo today at 12:30 pm and are now on their way to Tahiti.   The crew were in Hilo for the last five days waiting for the best weather conditions to launch the canoes on Kealaikahiki, the 2,500-mile ancient sea road to Tahiti.  The “Kealaikahiki Voyage” will focus on navigational training Read more

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