Voyage Updates
September 2, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 1
September 2, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 1. Leg 7 from Tacoma, Washington to San Francisco, California is underway. A majority of our crew landed at Sea-Tac and made it back to Mama Hōkūleʻa where she is docked at the Foss Waterway Seaport. Today we spent a majority of our...
Hundreds Welcome Hōkūleʻa to Tacoma, Washington
Hōkūleʻa departed Seattle’s Bell Harbor Marina yesterday at approximately 8:00 am for a four-hour sail to Tacoma, the next port of call on the Moananuiākea Voyage. The iconic voyaging canoe approached Brown’s Point at around 11:00 am to request permission of the...
Tacoma to Welcome Hōkūleʻa
After a four-day engagement in Seattle, Hōkūleʻa will be departing Bell Harbor Marina tomorrow morning at approximately 7:30 am for her next stop: Tacoma, Washington. The legendary voyaging canoe is expected to approach Brown’s Point at around 11:00 am to request...
Hōkūleʻa Receives Large, Heartfelt Welcome in Seattle
More than 2,000 people gathered at Pier 62 yesterday to welcome legendary voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa and her crew to Seattle, Washington. The canoe sailed into Elliott Bay at approximately 8:30 am escorted by several traditional Suquamish canoes and were greeted on the...
August 24 & 25, 2023 | Leg 6, Days 17 & 18
Looking back with appreciation at our visit to Suquamish, WA. August 24 & 25, 2023 | Leg 6, Days 17 & 18. Suquamish, WA. Around 3pm we rounded the corner in Suquamish. Home to the ""People of Clear Salt Water"" and the tribe of Chief Seattle. As we...
Hōkūleʻa Seattle Arrival Livestream
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 PDT/5:45 am...
August 23, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 16
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...
Seattle Plans Arrival Ceremony for Hōkūleʻa at Pier 62 Waterfront Park
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...
August 21, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 14
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...
Hōkūleʻa Crew Sends Message to Maui as She Sails Through British Columbia
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...
Traditional Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Hōkūleʻa to Visit Seattle and Tacoma
Hōkūleʻa’s first public port of call after sailing through British Columbia, Canada on the Moananuiākea Voyage will be Seattle, Washington. The legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and propelled a cultural...
August 18, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 11
August 18, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 11. Salt Spring Island. Today some of the crew hiked up Mount Maxwell, known to the Roland family as the Diamond Head of Salt Spring Island because of its resemblance to Leahi. The hike was beautiful as the temperature dropped today. Up to...