This is the first time Taputapuātea was the first stop for Hōkūleʻa on a voyage to French Polynesia. Both Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia last visited the sacred site in 2022. The visit reaffirms deep ...

Thompson was at Taputapuātea 49 years ago, in 1976, during Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to French Polynesia, and for him, the ...

The traditional, wooden, double-hulled ocean-going canoe typically has two sails and measures nearly 60 feet long. Polynesians have used the vessels for voyaging for thousands of years.

Hōkūleʻa arrived in Papeʻetē in late June. The arrival marks 49 years since Hōkūleʻa made its first historic voyage to Tahiti ...

Lehua Kamalu captains a Hawaiian voyaging canoe across the Pacific. She says traditional navigation requires forgetting the modern world and immersing herself in her surroundings.

Hawaii News Now aired “Celebrating Hōkūleʻa,” a live broadcast celebrating the voyaging canoe's 50th birthday from Kualoa Regional Park.

The traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokulea, on an around-the-world journey, sails by the United Nations on New York's East River during the World Oceans Day observance, June 8, 2016.

The Maui News KAUNAKAKAI—Hawai‘i’s beloved voyaging canoe Hōkūle‘a is making her rounds at Maui’s neighboring islands. Last week, the Polynesian sailing canoe and her brave crew ...

If they were to build a traditional double-hulled voyaging canoe from wood, it could take up to four years to complete and cost up to $1.6 million. “It was a leap of faith,” says Takoko.

Polynesian Voyaging Society's traditional voyaging canoe duo Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, accompanied by Tahiti's canoe Faʻafaite, made landfall at Taputapuātea in French Polynesia on the morning ...