Hōkūleʻa Given Grand Ceremonial Send-off

Hōkūleʻa Given Grand Ceremonial Send-off

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...
Hōkūleʻa Greeted by Hundreds at Auke Bay

Hōkūleʻa Greeted by Hundreds at Auke Bay

Hundreds lined the shore of Auke Bay yesterday to welcome voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa under the leadership of Captain and Pwo Navigator Bruce Blankenfeld. Hōkūleʻa approached the traditional lands of the A’aakw Kwaan to the sounds of chanting, singing and drumming...
PVS to Launch Moananuiākea Voyage from Juneau

PVS to Launch Moananuiākea Voyage from Juneau

Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. This Moananuiākea Voyage, led by the Polynesian...