Voyage Updates
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...
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...