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Voyaging Canoe Hokulea Gets a Taste of the Big Apple

Oiwi TV / Naalehu Anthony
Oiwi TV / Naalehu Anthony

H?k?le‘a is celebrating its arrival in the Big Apple. The voyaging canoe arrived Sunday and sailed into New York Harbor. Crew member N?‘?lehu Anthony from ‘?iwi TV explained the significance of this leg of the worldwide voyage. It’s part of our ongoing series H?k?le‘a: Voyage of Aloha.

H?k?le‘a will stay in New York for the next three weeks, with plans to celebrate World Oceans Day this Wednesday. 

Oiwi TV / Naalehu Anthony
Credit Oiwi TV / Naalehu Anthony

Follow the two voyaging canoes on Google Maps:

Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.
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