Voyage Updates
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Depart Mauliola (Sand Island) for Hilo Following Weather Delay
After a two-day delay due to dangerous conditions in the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel between Maui and Hawai’i Island, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia set sail early Monday morning from Mauliola (Sand Island). The departure took place at around 5:00 a.m. as crews...
Hilo to Host Final Pae ʻĀina Sail Engagement Before Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Leave to Circumnavigate the Pacific
Weather-permitting, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are scheduled to depart Mauliola (Sand Island), Oʻahu this Monday for Hilo where the canoes will make their final stop on the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail before leaving Hawaiʻi for three years for the Moananuiākea Voyage. The...
Polynesian Voyaging Society Prepares to Relaunch Moananuiākea Voyage
The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced today that it will relaunch the Moananuiākea Voyage this month. The double-hulled voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are tentatively scheduled to depart from Mauliola (Sand Island), Oʻahu on Saturday, May 17, 2025,...
Hōkūleʻa Arrives at Maunalua Bay
A crowd of hundreds greeted traditional voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa as she arrived at Maunalua Bay’s Hawaiʻi Kai Towne Center on February 9th. The welcoming ceremony included the reading aloud of family names whose roots in the area go back generations. The voyaging canoe...
Hōkūleʻa Departs Ko ʻOlina and Returns to Pōkaʻi Bay
After a week of education and community tours, Hōkūleʻa departed Ko ʻOlina Marina yesterday for a return visit to Waiʻanae’s Pōkaʻi Bay. The voyaging canoe arrived in the afternoon and will be moored in the Bay while crew participate in Hoʻākea Mauka to Makai, an...
Hōkūleʻa Visits Windward Oʻahu on Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail
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...
Hōkūleʻa Returns to Oʻahu for Series of Public Engagements
Due to forecasted weather conditions, Hōkūleʻa departed Hawaiʻi Island’s Kawaihae a few days earlier than scheduled. The canoe arrived back at Mauli Ola (Sand Island) yesterday morning after spending 15 days on Hawaiʻi Island where the crew had the opportunity to host...
Hōkūleʻa Visits West Hawaiʻi Communities
Last week, voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa arrived at Keauhou after spending a few days at the historic Hawaiian fishing village of Miloliʻi and on the bay off the shores of Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau. During the two-week visit to Hawaiʻi Island, the crew is engaging with...
Hōkūleʻa Arrives in Miloliʻi
Hōkūleʻa’s voyage through the Hawaiian Islands continues with visits to Kahoʻolawe and Miloliʻi. Early Friday morning, Hōkūleʻa, along with Maui’s voyaging canoe Moʻokiha O Piʻilani of Hui O Waʻa Kaulua, departed Māʻalaea, Maui and arrived at Kahoʻolawe after sailing...
After Māʻalaea, Hōkūleʻa Headed to Kahoʻolawe
For the last two weeks, Hōkūleʻa has been docked at Māʻalaea where the crew has been hosting students and the community for tours and presentations as part of the Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail. The last crew engagement on Maui will be a presentation by Pwo Navigator Bruce...
Crew Reflection: Molokaʻi is a Quiet Old Soul, Tehinamai Tafiti
Moloka’i is a quiet old soul. The morning silence pierces you and opens you up as you breathe in gentle whispers of aloha. Bringing Hōkūle’a to one of her homes on Moloka’i, the crew felt such a privilege knowing that this had been a journey made through generations....
Hōkūleʻa to Sail to Māʻalaea
After spending a week in Mānele, voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to depart Lānaʻi October 13 and head to Māʻalaea, Maui, the next stop on Polynesian Voyaging Society’s Pae ʻĀina Statewide Sail. Weather permitting, Hōkūleʻa will leave Mānele at approximately 7am...