Traditional voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is spending the last part of the year at stops along Koʻolaupoko on the Windward side of Oʻahu. Currently docked at Mōkapu at Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi in Kāneʻohe for community and school engagements, Hōkūleʻa’s next stops will be at Heʻeia Kea Pier (Dec. 7-16) followed by Kailua (Dec. 16-18) and finally Waimānalo (Dec. 18-20). These engagements are part of the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Voyage. (All dates and stops are weather-permitting.)

Hōkūleʻa has been docked at Mōkapu for the past two weeks, during which hundreds of students, teachers, and community members have been participating in canoe tours and activities with the crew. Prior to Mōkapu, Hōkūleʻa and her crew visited Lāʻie and Kahana.

Weather permitting, the canoe will depart Mōkapu tomorrow and sail to Waimea Bay in honor of the opening of the The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational In Memory of Eddie Aikau. Following the ceremony, Hōkūleʻa will continue her statewide sail and head to Heʻeia Kea Pier, Kāneʻohe for an approximately 10-day engagement.

Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail Windward Oʻahu Schedule (Weather-permitting)

• Heʻeia Kea Pier, Kāneʻohe (December 7–16):
  A Welcome Ceremony will be held at 3:00pm on December 7 to mark this significant occasion.
  Public canoe tours are scheduled at Heʻeia Kea Small Boat Harbor as follows:
  Sunday, Dec. 8, 3-5pm
  Monday, Dec. 9, 3-6pm
  Tuesday, Dec. 10, 3-6pm
  Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2:30-5:30pm
  Thursday, Dec. 12, 3-6pm
  Friday, Dec. 13, 3-6pm
  Sunday, Dec. 15, 9am-Noon
• Kailua (December 16–18):
  The canoe will make a two-day stop in Kailua for community engagement activities and educational outreach.
• Waimānalo (December 18–20):
  The final stop before Christmas will be in Waimānalo, where the canoe will remain moored for two days.

After completing its stops, Hōkūleʻa will return to the Marine Education Training Center (METC) at Sand Island for the holidays and dry dock; and will resume the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail in January 2025.

This sail offers a special opportunity for Hawaiʻi’s communities to step on board the deck of Hōkūleʻa, learn about the revival of voyaging and traditional navigation and the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s mission of Mālama Honua (caring for our Island Earth).

View the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail Plan

View the Public Events Schedule

Photo Gallery: Mōkapu Engagement

Photo Gallery: Lāʻie and Kahana Arrival