by Jonathan Salvador | Jun 23, 2025 | Crew Reflection
It was just before sunset, we received a radio call: “Hikianalia… Hikianalia… this is Faʻafaite.” All of our eyes lit up with excitement as we tuned in. Captain Archie Kalepa, with a big smile, responded: “Aloha Faʻafaite, this is...
by hokulea | Jun 22, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
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...
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 hokulea | Jun 12, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
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...
by hokulea | Jun 9, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
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...