by hokulea | Jun 15, 2023 | Livestream, Moananuiākea Voyage
Thursday, June 15 – 11am-2pm HST / 1pm-4pm AK The Global Launch event will include Alaska Native and Hawaiian cultural protocols, dances, chants and prayers for a ceremonial send-off for Hōkūleʻa and her crew before they embark on the four-year voyage around the...
by hokulea | Jun 11, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Hundreds lined the shore of Auke Bay yesterday to welcome voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa under the leadership of Captain and Pwo Navigator Bruce Blankenfeld. Hōkūleʻa approached the traditional lands of the A’aakw Kwaan to the sounds of chanting, singing and drumming...
by hokulea | Jun 10, 2023 | Livestream, Moananuiākea Voyage
Saturday, June 10 – 12:30pm HST / 2:30pm AK Alaska hosts conduct tribal welcome ceremony and Hawaiʻi delegation offers ceremonial greeting, voyaging dances, and a special tribute to the Áak’w Kwáan. The Hōkūleʻa Welcoming Ceremony livestream is produced by KTOO...
by hokulea | Jun 8, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
The 47-month Moananuiākea circumnavigation of the Pacific is propelled by volunteer crew and funding sponsors who are committed to planetary renaissance. Mahalo nui loa to these major sponsors who are generously supporting the Polynesian Voyaging Society and the...
by hokulea | Jun 8, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Hōkūleʻa, the legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and sparked a cultural renaissance in Hawaiʻi, is preparing to embark on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. This Moananuiākea Voyage, led by the Polynesian...