by hokulea | Aug 21, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Yesterday morning at 8:00 a.m., Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived at Avatiu Harbor in Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Their last visit to Rarotonga was in 2014 during the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. The canoes cleared customs shortly after sunrise...
by hokulea | Aug 18, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
After more than a week of preparing the canoes and waiting for a favorable weather window, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed Bora Bora yesterday and are now bound for Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. Depending on weather conditions, the canoes could...
by hokulea | Aug 11, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Bora Bora on August 9 after a two-day sail from Tautira, Tahiti. Bora Bora is the final port of call in French Polynesia before continuing on to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The canoes departed Tautira,...
by hokulea | Jul 24, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Since departing Moʻorea on Monday, July 14, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have been back in Papeʻetē, Tahiti to rest, replenish, and prepare for their next leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage. While in Papeʻetē, crews conducted a deep clean of both canoes,...
by hokulea | Jul 14, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia continued the French Polynesia leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage and 50th birthday celebrations of Hōkūleʻa this past week, sailing from the island of Tahiti to Moʻorea to deepen cultural ties and spark dialogue around ocean protection. After four...
by hokulea | Jul 10, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Following their historic arrival in Papeʻetē on June 28, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia hosted dozens of schoolchildren, families, and community members aboard the canoes. This week, the crew of both canoes resumed their journey through the islands of French Polynesia,...