by Jonathan Salvador | Sep 9, 2026 | Crew Reflection
Kaleohano Farrant, Hikianalia Crew Member Leg 16 – Aotearoa to Fiji – Most of our Leg 16 crew for Hikianalia and Hōkūle’a arrived in Auckland on Monday night, and the next morning I woke to my first birthday in Aotearoa. After breakfast, we checked on the...
by Jonathan Salvador | Jul 20, 2026 | News
A Tribute to Grand Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur From Nainoa Thompson and the Polynesian Voyaging Society Grand Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur was a man whose life was devoted to carrying forward one of humanity’s oldest and most sacred traditions. His...
by Jonathan Salvador | Jun 24, 2026 | News
Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) CEO and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson and fellow PVS representatives traveled to French Polynesia earlier this month at the invitation of President Moetai Brotherson and the Government of French Polynesia to participate in World...
by Jonathan Salvador | Jun 4, 2026 | News
50 years ago today, Hōkūleʻa’s maiden voyage to Tahiti ended with a greeting by an estimated 17,000 people at Papeʻete. Guided by Master Navigator Mau Piailug of Satawal, Micronesia, this was the first voyage of a Polynesian long-distance deep-sea voyaging canoe in...
by Jonathan Salvador | May 28, 2026 | News
Koro Nui o te Vaikava o Rapa Nui (KNTV), the ocean council of Rapa Nui, together with the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) and Pacific Pwo Navigators, hosted Te Piri mā’ohi o Te Moana Nui a Hiva, a gathering of Pacific community and government leaders held in May...