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Hōkūlea & Hikianalia Officially Welcomed To Waitangi; Māori–Hawaiian Kinship And 40 Years Of Voyaging Unity Honoured
Monday, 17 November 2025, 6:47 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Now standing among the pantheon of ancestral posts, Mauipāikalani is a symbol of Ngāti Ruawāhia and a promising future of unity and strength for Māori and Kānaka Maoli. More >>
Hōkūlea And Hikianalia To Receive Official Welcome In Waitangi Tomorrow
Thursday, 13 November 2025, 8:04 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hōkūlea and Hikianalia arrived in Aotearoa’s Bay of Islands last week after 17 days of sailing from Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Since their arrival, the crew have been under kapu, which will be lifted after they are ceremonially welcomed tomorrow. More >>
Hōkūlea And Hikianalia Make Safe Landfall In Aotearoa After 17-Day Deep Sea Voyage
Saturday, 8 November 2025, 2:26 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Navigating without modern instruments, the voyagers encountered multiple weather challenges including lightning storms, heavy cloud cover that obscured the stars, and the cold of southern latitudes. More >>
Hōkūlea And Hikianalia On Final Stretch Of Voyage From Cook Islands To Aotearoa
Wednesday, 5 November 2025, 5:22 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
While the voyage has been smooth for the most part, the crew did encounter several challenging days over the last week. More >>
Hōkūlea And Hikianalia Depart Rarotonga For Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Thursday, 23 October 2025, 2:43 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
The crew for this leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage includes a mix of senior and younger navigators and crew members who will continue the intergenerational sharing of traditional wayfinding knowledge. More >>
Hōkūlea And Hikianalia To Set Sail For Aotearoa As Part Of The Moananuiākea Voyage
Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 2:36 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
The two canoes will sail nearly 2,000 nautical miles south from the Cook Islands on an open-ocean voyage expected to take two to three weeks, depending on weather. More >>
Hikianalia’s Voyage To California
Friday, 17 August 2018, 5:17 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
After a more than two-week delay due to weather and final canoe preparations, Hikianalia and her crew are scheduled to depart Sand Island for California tomorrow (weather permitting). More >>
Hōkūlea arrives at Golden Bay
Friday, 23 January 2015, 12:49 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
HONOLULU – Traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūle'a achieved a new milestone in her voyage around the world this week. Her arrival in Golden Bay, New Zealand marks the furthest into the southern hemisphere Hōkūlea has sailed in nearly ... More >>
The Worldwide Voyage Sails into Auckland
Monday, 8 December 2014, 1:23 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines arrived in Auckland yesterday. An event to welcome the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūle'a and Hikianalia took place at Karanga Plaza and featured warm greetings from Mayor ... More >>
Hawaiian Voyagers Return to Reaffirm their Link with Maori
Monday, 17 November 2014, 4:45 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
WAITANGI, New Zealand – When intrepid Hōkūlea crewmembers first sailed to Aotearoa (New Zealand) 29 years ago using the traditional Polynesian art of non-instrument navigating, they reopened an ancestral route and rekindled the genealogical connection ... More >>
Hōkūle'a and Hikianalia arrive in Aotearoa
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 12:31 pm | Polynesian Voyaging Society
OPUA, NEW ZEALAND – Legendary Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūlea and her sister canoe Hikianalia today made landfall in Aotearoa (New Zealand) in Opua at 9:30 a.m. local time. The crew first sighted land from the deck of the Hōkūlea at approximately ... More >>
