Voyage Updates
August 16, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 9
August 16, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 9. Salt Spring Island. Crew call for the Kolea's crew was at 8:00 this morning to head down to Victoria to scout the different conditions along the way. Moani was at the helm with Kapena Bruce, Tom, Shoko, and I accompanying. I brought...
August 14-15, 2023 | Leg 6, Days 7 & 8
August 14-15, 2023 | Leg 6, Days 7 & 8. Salt Spring Island, B.C. Tuesday evening we cleaned up from canoe tours and welcomed the Roland ‘ohana - the family who calls Salt Spring Island home, but who share the same roots as the canoe, as Hawaiians. In the early...
A Message from Hōkūleʻa’s Crew to Maui
Crew Update - August 9, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 2 Our hearts and minds were split today as no amount of activity and kuleana could shake the somberness of this day. Between meetings and managing our kuleana, crew members caught glimpses of the devastating fires that were...
Hōkūleʻa Arrives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Completing Leg 5 of the Moananuiākea Voyage
Hawaiʻi’s iconic voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa arrived at Heritage Harbor at the Vancouver Maritime Museum yesterday at 10:00 am (PST), the last port for Leg 5 of Moananuiākea Voyage around the Pacific. The crew was received by Lamxacha Siyám Mike Billy, esteemed Squamish...
August 13, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 6
August 13, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 6. Salt Spring Island, B.C. The crew woke up to crisp cool air and beautiful sunny skies above Salt Spring Island this morning. Not long after sunrise, visitors from the local town of Ganges began to trickle onto the dock, eager to find...
August 4 & 5, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 22 & 23
August 4 & 5, 2023 | Leg 5, Days 22 & 23. Campbell River to Bowen Island to Vancouver. The last 2 days of Leg 5 were a major transition. On Day 22, we waved goodbye to the dynamic, cold currents of Northern Vancouver Island at Campbell River, and set south...
Traditional Polynesian Voyaging Canoe Hōkūleʻa Expected to Arrive in Vancouver on Saturday 8/5 for One Week Engagement
Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is slated to arrive at Vancouver Maritime Museum tomorrow at around 10:00 am (subject to change) as part of its...
August 3, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 21
August 3, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 21. Alert Bay to Campbell River. We departed Alert Bay early, at about 5am, while it was still dark. The sail south to Campbell River was the most treacherous part of this voyage. We would cross some of the most dangerous waters in the...
August 2, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 20
August 2, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 20. The crew woke up in the quiet and stillness of the early morning to prepare for our departure from Alert Bay. We were all pleasantly surprised by the absence of fog from the horizon, signaling a clear morning for the long day we had...
August 1 | Leg 5, Day 19
August 1, 2023 | Leg 5, Day 19. A thick fog was sitting over the water this morning when I woke and looked out from the small hotel where our crew had been staying in Alert Bay. While some of the crew continued coordinating voyage logistics, several of us prepped the...
Hōkūleʻa Sails Along Great Bear Rainforest
On this leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage, Hōkūleʻa and her crew have been sailing along and learning about British Columbia’s Great Bear Rainforest. The Great Bear Rainforest encompasses 6.4 million hectares of coastal temperate rainforest, protected in partnership by...
Hōkūleʻa Makes Four More Stops in British Columbia
Since departing Prince Rupert last week, Hōkūleʻa and her crew have been sailing and making stops in British Columbia including Hartley Bay, Klemtu, Bella Bella and now Hakai where the canoe arrived yesterday at 6:45 p.m. The crew has been learning about the people...