by Jonathan Salvador | Jun 4, 2026 | News
50 years ago today, Hōkūleʻa’s maiden voyage to Tahiti ended with a greeting by an estimated 17,000 people at Papeʻete. Guided by Master Navigator Mau Piailug of Satawal, Micronesia, this was the first voyage of a Polynesian long-distance deep-sea voyaging canoe in...
by Jonathan Salvador | Aug 21, 2025 | Crew Reflection
I felt greatly honored and privileged to be invited to represent the PolynesianVoyaging Society as a crewmember on Hōkūleʻa on LEG 14 of the Moananuiākea Voyage inFrench Polynesia and Cook Islands this summer from July 19 to August 23. As a new crewmember, I am...
by hokulea | Jul 24, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Since departing Moʻorea on Monday, July 14, the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have been back in Papeʻetē, Tahiti to rest, replenish, and prepare for their next leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage. While in Papeʻetē, crews conducted a deep clean of both canoes,...
by Jonathan Salvador | Jul 15, 2025 | Crew Reflection
In the Kumulipo, an ancient Hawaiian chant of creation, life begins in the depths of Pō, emerging first as coral, seaweed, and creatures of the ocean. Modern science tells us that over 3.4 billion years ago, photosynthetic microbes (ancestors of early phytoplankton)...
by hokulea | Jul 14, 2025 | Moananuiākea Voyage
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia continued the French Polynesia leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage and 50th birthday celebrations of Hōkūleʻa this past week, sailing from the island of Tahiti to Moʻorea to deepen cultural ties and spark dialogue around ocean protection. After four...