Moananuiākea

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will remain docked at the Auckland Marina until mid-January, when they will be moved to dry dock, which is expected to take about two weeks.

After sailing for more than two weeks, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia reached New Zealand. Crew members arrived a week ahead of the celebration in Waitangi and are under kapu until Friday.

The Polynesian voyaging canoes are sailing to New Zealand, or Aotearoa, as part of the Moananuiākea voyage, a three-year journey around the Pacific Ocean where crew members reconnect with the ancestral roots of wayfinding.

After weeks of delay due to bad weather, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will continue on their voyage across the Pacific. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio caught up with a crew member about preparing for the long haul.

Crew members on the Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are gearing up to continue on their Moananuiākea voyage. But this time, they’re taking a route that hasn’t been sailed in 40 years.

The announcement comes as the canoes are in the midst of the Moananuiākea voyage, a three-year journey around the Pacific Ocean where crew members reconnect with the ancestral roots of wayfinding using the natural elements around them. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

Hōkūleʻa has returned to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, 10 years after it sailed there during the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage. The vessel and its crew are scheduled to sail to Aitutaki on Sept. 15.

The crew is now embarking on a journey to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands as part of the Moananuiākea voyage, which is the Polynesian sailing canoe's 15th major voyage in her first 50 years.

Hōkūleʻa crew members arrived Monday to be reunited with the Tautira community in French Polynesia, or Māʻohi Nui. Captain Kaleo Wong said it felt like returning to family.

One photographer has been capturing every moment of Hōkūleʻa‘s Moananuiākea voyage through his lens. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio spoke with the cameraman about his experience.