by hokulea | Jun 20, 2023 | Crew Blog, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
About ten years ago, fellow crew member and Pwo navigator Tua Pittman said something that has stuck with me ever since. He said that wa’a is not just the vehicle we sail but that ‘wa’a is the movement of people.’ As Hōkūle’a departs...
by hokulea | Jun 19, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
On Day 2 Leg 3 of the Moananuiākea voyage Hōkūleʻa crewmembers visited the local Juneau NOAA National Weather Service station. They met with the NOAA team, who presented their local forecast models that match our (Leg 3) tentative sail plan. We were able to see wind,...
by hokulea | Jun 19, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
The weather cleared and voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa departed Statter Harbor in Juneau early this morning at 4:15 am (Alaska Time), officially starting her four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. The canoe and voyage received a grand ceremonial blessing and launch...
by hokulea | Jun 17, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Cultural blessings, celebratory dances, and protocol were conducted yesterday at the Global Launch Ceremony to send-off legendary voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa on her four-year Moananuiākea Voyage. The 10-hour event was originally planned to take place at Auke Bay in...
by hokulea | Jun 15, 2023 | Livestream, Moananuiākea Voyage
Thursday, June 15 – 11am-2pm HST / 1pm-4pm AK The Global Launch event will include Alaska Native and Hawaiian cultural protocols, dances, chants and prayers for a ceremonial send-off for Hōkūleʻa and her crew before they embark on the four-year voyage around the...