by hokulea | Jun 18, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
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...
by Alison Andrews | May 30, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Crew Blog by Nāʻālehu Anthony Aloha kākou, I came up to my 2 am watch to find much better wind conditions then when I went to sleep. We were sailing almost north, a much better heading than the previous day. The better news was that the dead reckoning for the trip...
by PVS Admin | May 29, 2017 | Crew Blogs, Hikianalia Updates, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Crew Blog by Kawika Komine Reflections from Leg 31 Just over a week after leaving Tautira, we are well into our final leg of 31, with three years of sailing our canoes around the world promoting the importance of caring and nurturing our oceans, lands and resources...
by PVS Admin | May 28, 2017 | Education, Nav Reports, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Hōkūleʻa crossed the equator, marking an important milestone in her journey north from Tahiti back to Hawaiʻi. Now having been at sea for ten days during this final international leg of the Worldwide Voyage, Hōkūleʻa crew members performed a deeply significant...
by Bryson Hoe | Feb 16, 2016 | Education, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Kālepa Baybayan At 1700 hours local time (10am HST) and pacing at 6 knots, Hōkūleʻa entered the blue waters of the North Atlantic after a 20-month sojourn in oceans south of the equator. She was greeted by clear skies after skirting the Intertropical...