by hokulea | May 30, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage, News
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...
by hokulea | May 19, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
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...
by hokulea | May 18, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage, News
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...
by hokulea | May 12, 2025 | 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,...
by hokulea | Dec 9, 2024 | Moananuiākea Voyage, News
Traditional voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa is spending the last part of the year at stops along Koʻolaupoko on the Windward side of Oʻahu. Currently docked at Mōkapu at Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi in Kāneʻohe for community and school engagements, Hōkūleʻa’s next stops will be...