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< 2014 Aotearoa 2015 Hikianalia: Aotearoa to Hawaiʻi >

2015 Australia

In late April 2015, Hōkūleʻa departed the Pacific Ocean for the first time in history and voyaged from Aotearoa (New Zealand) to Australia. In early May 2015, Hōkūleʻa and her crewmembers made landfall in Sydney and sailed along the coast visiting significant environmental and cultural sites until reaching her final Australian destination of Darwin. Learn more about this exciting leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage below.

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Crewmember Roster

Leg 11: Aurere to Brisbane

On Leg 11, Hōkūleʻa sailed from Aurere, Aotearoa, to Brisbane, Australia. Read more

Hōkūle‘a

Bruce Blankenfeld

Bruce Blankenfeld

Pwo Navigator

PVS Member since 19771031

Bruce Black

Bruce Black

Dr. Miriam Chang

Dr. Miriam Chang

Kawika Crivello

Kawika Crivello

Mike Cunningham

Mike Cunningham

Duane DeSoto

Duane DeSoto

Karen Joia Holman

Karen Joia Holman

Kai Hudgins

Kai Hudgins

Suzette Hau’oli Smith-Gurtler

Suzette Hau’oli Smith-Gurtler

First Mate

PVS Member since 19921031

Craig Swedberg

Craig Swedberg

Maui Tauotaha

Maui Tauotaha

Documentation

Matahi Tutavae

Matahi Tutavae

Kaleo Wong

Kaleo Wong

Co-Captain, Navigation Team

PVS Member since 19991031

Ana Yarawamai

Ana Yarawamai

Leg 12: Brisbane to Darwin

On Leg 12, Hōkūleʻa sailed from Brisbane to Darwin, Australia. Read more

Hōkūle‘a

Kalepa Baybayan

Kalepa Baybayan

Pwo Navigator, Captain

PVS Member since 19750101

Tamiko Fernelius

Tamiko Fernelius

Navigator

PVS Member since 20091001

Keala Kai

Keala Kai

Safety Officer

PVS Member since 20051103

Haunani Kane

Haunani Kane

Lead Navigator

Hye Jung Kim

Hye Jung Kim

Apprentice Navigator & Deckhand

ʻĀina Paikai

ʻĀina Paikai

Kamaki Worthington

Kamaki Worthington

Dr. Kalama Niheu

Dr. Kalama Niheu

Moani Keala Heimuli

Moani Keala Heimuli

Watch Captain

PVS Member since 20071031

Kaniela Hoku Lyman-Mersereau

Kaniela Hoku Lyman-Mersereau

Co-Captain, Navigation Team

PVS Member since 20081031

Nainoa Thompson

Nainoa Thompson

Pwo Navigator

PVS Member since 19750131

Jenna Ishii

Jenna Ishii

Apprentice Navigator

PVS Member since 20080601

Lehua Kamalu

Lehua Kamalu

Apprentice Navigator

PVS Member since 20091201

Daniel Lin

Daniel Lin

Pam Omidyar

Pam Omidyar

Darryll Wong

Darryll Wong

Stories, Blogs, and Galleries from this Leg:

More from this voyage leg
  • Sharing Hope for the World's Corals

    October 28, 2015 inEducationMalama Honua SelectsScienceTeachersVideo Stories
    Crewmember Dr. Ruth Gates is discovering how corals might survive ocean acidification and other threats pressuring the world's reefs.
  • Voyaging for the Future: Great Barrier Reef

    August 19, 2015 inEducationMalama Honua SelectsNewsletterTeachersVideo Stories
    The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage visits the Great Barrier Reef and crewmembers learn about the collaborative management plan for this ecological wonder of the world and the lessons it has on how they care for their own environments
  • Reef Guardians

    August 18, 2015 inMalama Honua SelectsNewsletterTeachersVideo Stories
    Wordwide Voyage crewmembers visit a Reef Guardian school where students learn by preserving the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Hōkūleʻa Update | July 7, 2015

    July 6, 2015 inEducationTeachersUpdates
    Using traditional non-instrument navigation to cross the Gulf of Carpathia, Hōkūleʻa approaches Darwin, Australia
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