Hōkūleʻa’s Crew Connects with Molokaʻi Community, Prepares for Next Stop: Mānele
Hōkūleʻa is currently in Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi as part of the Statewide Pae ʻĀina Sail. For the last three days, the crew has been welcoming school groups and the general public on board to learn about Hōkūle‘a, traditional voyaging and Polynesian Voyaging Society’s mission to inspire the next generation to care for the earth. Dockside canoe tours will continue through this Saturday.
Weather-permitting, Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Kaunakakai on Sunday and head to Lānaʻi where the voyaging canoe is expected to be welcomed at Hulapōeo that afternoon at approximately 4pm. A series of public events has been scheduled.
Weather-permitting, Hōkūleʻa will stay in Mānele Harbor until Saturday, October 12 when the canoe is scheduled to depart for Māʻalaea, Maui.
The Pae ʻĀina sail is part of Hōkūleʻa’s larger mission to sail around the Hawaiian Islands, engaging communities in cultural and educational experiences and exchanges focused on mālama honua (caring for our island Earth). Each stop allows students and the general public alike to connect with the legacy of exploration, environmental stewardship, and aloha ʻāina that Hōkūleʻa embodies. Kaunakakai is the fifth stop on the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail.