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.
Now, in summer 2025, Hōkūleʻa and its crew have resumed their journey around the Pacific, set to last through 2028.
The planned route this year, according to PVS, includes stops in French Polynesia, the Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga and Aotearoa.
Stay tuned for HPR's coverage of Hōkūleʻa as reporters interview crew members and track their progress throughout the Pacific.
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Michael Wilson/Polynesian Voyaging SocietyThe 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. -
Polynesian Voyaging Society/Kalo Fogavai DaleyHōkūleʻa 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. -
Jonathan "Sav" Salvador/Polynesian Voyaging SocietyOne 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. -
Jonathan "Sav" Salvador/Polynesian Voyaging SocietyHōkūleʻa arrived in Papeʻetē in late June. The arrival marks 49 years since Hōkūleʻa made its first historic voyage to Tahiti in June 1976, making landfall at the same spot in Papeʻetē, which is now named Hōkūleʻa Beach.
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The Polynesian sailing canoes arrived to the island in French Polynesia on Tuesday. Crew members will connect with the community before leaving for Tahiti's capital on Thursday. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more. -
Hawai‘i Island is the big stop before the Polynesian voyaging canoes leave for Tahiti on a three-year Pacific-wide voyage. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more. -
After traveling more than 2,800 miles and visiting 45 communities from Alaska to Southern California as part of the Moananuiākea Voyage, Hōkūleʻa arrived safely in Honolulu on Wednesday. As HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports, the focus here at home will be on training the next generation of navigators and crew members. -
Hōkūle’a is preparing for its departure from Long Beach, California, on Friday after more than five months on the Moananuiākea Voyage. The details for the double-hulled canoe’s arrival in Honolulu next Wednesday are still being worked out, but the Polynesian Voyaging Society plans to invite the public. HPR's Ku‘uwehi Hiraishi has more.
Follow along! Live satellite updates from Hōkūleʻa crewmembers, courtesy of PVS:
HPR's coverage of the Moananuiākea Voyage is sponsored by Matson.