Tracking Hōkūleʻa: Special coverage of the Moananuiākea Voyage
After years of planning and preparation, Hōkūleʻa set off on a multiyear voyage around the Pacific in June 2023.
However, a few months later, in the wake of the devastating fires on Maui, the Polynesian Voyaging Society announced the double-hulled canoe would return to Hawaiʻi.
In 2025, Hōkūleʻa and its crew resumed their journey around the Pacific, set to last through 2028.
The planned route, according to PVS, includes 2026 stops in Aotearoa and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Palau.
Stay tuned for our coverage of Hōkūleʻa as HPR's Cassie Ordonio interviews crew members and tracks their progress throughout the Pacific.
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Jonathan "Sav" Salvador/Polynesian Voyaging SocietyHōkūleʻa 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. -
Polynesian Voyaging SocietyAfter 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. -
Jonathan "Sav" Salvador/Polynesian Voyaging SocietyThe 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. -
Polynesian Voyaging SocietyAfter 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.
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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.
Follow along! Live satellite updates from Hōkūleʻa crewmembers, courtesy of PVS:
HPR's coverage of the Moananuiākea Voyage is sponsored by Matson.