by hokulea | Oct 23, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
The Polynesian Voyaging Society’s traditional voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia departed Rarotonga on October 21 at approximately 3:45 p.m., beginning their deep-sea voyage to Aotearoa (New Zealand). The open-ocean crossing is expected to take about two weeks,...
by hokulea | Oct 14, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
As part of the Moananuiākea Voyage, the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announces that voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will soon depart Rarotonga, Cook Islands, for Aotearoa (New Zealand). This next leg of the voyage marks a historic return to Māori waters...
by Bryson Hoe | Nov 23, 2016 | Education, Featured, Malama Honua Selects, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
ARVE error: Mode: lazyload not available (ARVE Pro not active?), switching to normal mode Maui, the pan-Polynesian demigod, has caused wonder and awe for generations of Polynesian families. Hearthside stories of Maui and the amazing feats he accomplished with his...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 30, 2015 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
HONOLULU – The Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa and her crewmembers have departed New Zealand today, leaving the Pacific Ocean for the first time in her 40-year history. The canoe’s master navigator will use traditional Polynesian navigation techniques to sail to...
by Bryson Hoe | Apr 29, 2015 | Updates, World Wide Voyage
Written by Maui Tauotaha Today we worked on the waʻa all day, pulling anchor, breaking down the canopy, sponging out our holds, and bending the mizzen crab claw. But we didn’t have enough time to raise it, which is probably for the best because weather changes...