by hokulea | Aug 25, 2023 | Livestream, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Replay the Hōkūleʻa Arrival Ceremony from Elliott Bay and Pier 62 Waterfront in Seattle Saturday, August 26, 20238:30am – noon PDT / 5:30am – 9am HST Please note arrival time subject to change based on weather and water conditions. Event Program: 8:45 am...
by hokulea | Aug 23, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 23, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 16. Victoria, B.C. Our trees of life connected us. Cedar to the Songhees people and niu (coconut) to the Pasifika peoples. Melissa from the Songhees Nation with her beaming smile greeted me as she commented on my niu papale. It kicked off...
by hokulea | Aug 22, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Seattle’s Tribal Nations, Native Hawaiian residents, city officials and community members are planning a special welcome for Hōkūleʻa and her crew as the Polynesian voyaging canoe sails from Suquamish and enters Elliot Bay at approximately 8:00 am on Saturday, August...
by hokulea | Aug 22, 2023 | Crew Update, Newsletter
August 22, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 15. Victoria, B.C. Hōkūle’a and the Leg 6 crew were given a beautiful greeting by the Songhees into the lək̓ʷəŋən traditional territory and what is now known to many as Victoria’s Inner Harbor. Tucked into the corner of the...
by hokulea | Aug 21, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 21, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 14. Salt Spring Island It’s strange to somehow spend so little and yet so much time in one space when out on a voyage. As we walk down the Main Street of Ganges Harbour we see familiar faces as they wave to us and ask us how are days are...
by hokulea | Aug 20, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hōkūleʻa was in Vancouver, B.C., Canada when the devastating wildfires swept through our beloved Lahaina, Maui. The Leg 6 crew and all of the Polynesian Voyaging Society are heartbroken for and with our ʻohana, friends and communities of Hawaiʻi. The crew sent a...