Voyage Updates
Hōkūleʻa Crew Sights Land In The Tuamotus, Continues Toward Taputapuātea
Last night at approximately 9:30 p.m. Tahiti time, the crew of Hōkūleʻa sighted distant lights on the horizon—marking their first visual confirmation of land since departing Hilo on June 3. By their calculations they determined it was the island of Rangiroa in the...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Cross the Equator
Hawaiʻi’s voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have reached a major milestone on their journey to French Polynesia, having crossed Ka Piko o Wākea, the equator, into the Southern Hemisphere. When navigators determined they were crossing Ka Piko o Wākea, the crew...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Reach the Doldrums in Voyage to Tahiti
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, the voyaging canoes of the Polynesian Voyaging Society, have reached the Intertropical Convergence Zone, commonly known as the doldrums, as they continue their journey from Hilo to Tahiti, a resumption of the Moananuiākea Voyage. This marks a...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Crews Sail Steadily Toward French Polynesia, Nearing the Equator
Nearly a week since departing Hilo, Hawaiʻi Island, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are making steady progress on their sail to French Polynesia, the first international leg that resumes the Moananuiākea Voyage. After six days at sea, the canoes are on...
Crew Reflection: Today Felt Like an Embrace, Tehinamai Tafiti
Today felt like an embrace. We are getting closer to Ka Piko o Wākea on our wa’a and in our spirits. We watch and learn as Uncle Archie and Bruce identify signs day and night. Yesterday many blessings in forms of Kāne and Kanaloa were communicated through Hikianalia...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Depart Hilo for French Polynesia to Continue Moananuiākea Voyage
On Tuesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m., voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed from Palekai in Hilo for French Polynesia, continuing the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s (PVS) Moananuiākea Voyage, a circumnavigation of the Pacific. The four-year journey...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia to Depart Hilo for French Polynesia
The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced that the departure of the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia from Hilo has been postponed due to weather conditions. The canoes are now scheduled to depart Hilo on Tuesday morning, June 3, at approximately 10:00...
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia Arrive in Hilo to a Grand Welcome from the Community
After a two-day journey from Oʻahu, the Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrived in Hilo on May 21 to a powerful and emotional welcome from the community. As the canoes sailed into Hilo Bay, the sounds of dozens of pū (conch shells) and the rhythmic...
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...