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...
by hokulea | Jun 9, 2025 | Crew Reflection
Today felt like an embrace. We are getting closer to Ka Piko o Wākea on our wa’a and in our spirits. We watch and learn as Uncle Archie and Bruce identify signs day and night. Yesterday many blessings in forms of Kāne and Kanaloa were communicated through Hikianalia...
by hokulea | Jun 4, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
On Tuesday morning at approximately 11:30 a.m., voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed from Palekai in Hilo for French Polynesia, continuing the Polynesian Voyaging Society’s (PVS) Moananuiākea Voyage, a circumnavigation of the Pacific. The four-year journey...
by hokulea | Jun 2, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced that the departure of the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia from Hilo has been postponed due to weather conditions. The canoes are now scheduled to depart Hilo on Tuesday morning, June 3, at approximately 10:00...