Voyage Updates
September 12, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 11
September 12, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 11. Arrived at Eureka, California. The beauty of Humboldt County hid itself from Hōkūleʻa and her escort vessel, Kolea, in the early morning. According to Wioyt tribe chairman, Ted Hernandez, this area was known as the “Lost Coast” for...
Invitation to Participate: Bay Area Welcomes Hōkūleʻa!
Aloha mai kākou! Greetings Bay Area ʻOhana! As you know, the Polynesian Voyaging Society launched the Moananuiākea Voyage for Earth from Juneau this past June. Since then, Hōkūleʻa has been making its way down the west coast of North America honoring First Nations...
September 11, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 10
September 11, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 10. Departed Coos Bay, Oregon. We departed Coos Bay early Monday morning as the little bits of remaining fog started to burn off. We are all so grateful for all the aloha from the people of Coos Bay and North Bend. What started as an...
September 10, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 9
September 10, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 9. Coos Bay, Oregon. With departure set for tomorrow, we found ourselves with a free day today and the opportunity to attend the second and final day of the 18th Annual Salmon Festival. We learned cultural arts like weaving and...
September 9, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 8
September 9, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 8. Coos Bay, Oregon. I truly believe everything happens for a reason. Coos Bay was not a scheduled port, but our escort vessel Kolea needed to take care of a maintenance issue and what happened next was so unexpected. As we started...
September 8, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 7
September 8, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 7. Sailing along Oregon coast towards California. When your day is filled with great celestial elements, you know the nighttime sky will awaken.. As the northerly winds started to fill in, the crew gets excited. We awake the head sail,...
VIMS Launches Science Program on PVS Moananuiākea Voyage
Today the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced a new partnership to monitor phytoplankton and water quality as the PVS double-hulled canoe Hōkūleʻa circumnavigates the Pacific. Savannah Mapes, a VIMS PhD...
September 7, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 6
September 7, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 6. Aloha e nā hoa waʻa, After a night of sharing with the Indigenous community at Makah (Neah Bay), we thanked them for their generosity, and affirmed that it was indeed “time to go.” As Watch Captain, Mark Ellis, shared a final mahalo...
September 6, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 5
September 6, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 5. Neah Bay. The day's journey from Port Townsend to Neah Bay was mostly overcast. We were faced with brisk winds, cold temperatures, and light rains. By mid-afternoon, many of us were wearing all our layers. We cruised down the Salish...
September 5, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 4
September 5, 2023 | Leg 7 Day 4. Port Townsend, Washington. Today we left Tacoma, a place where we developed a deep connection and friendship with so many amazing people. The Washington communities have extended their aloha to us as they would their own ʻohana, and...
September 4, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 3
September 4, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 3. Over the past few days we were graciously hosted by community leaders from Kīkaha o ke Kai Canoe Club and Keʻala ‘o Kamālielauliʻiliʻi in Tacoma, Washington. As a crew-member who was fortunate to engage with these Wakinekona...
September 3, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 2
September 3, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 2. Mahalo nui to hula halau Ke ʻala o Kamailelauliʻiliʻi for welcoming us at our Tacoma arrival and for bringing your mana onto mama Hokuleʻa. Your spirit adds to her legacy and all who have come before. Even the heavens cried tears of...