Visitors will have the chance to step aboard the canoe and hear from young ... and programming highlighting the history of traditional Polynesian voyaging and Hōkūleʻa’s enduring legacy.

Crews spent the holiday season fixing up the voyaging canoe, which included minor repairs ... person and learn about the revival of voyaging, traditional navigation, and the Polynesian Voyaging ...

Hokule‘a and its crew sailed using entirely traditional means ... “Lahaina is a voyaging powerhouse … I believe the family is going to need the canoe and the canoe is going to need the ...

The planetarium features "Wayfinders," a full-dome projection program that puts viewers on the deck of the voyaging canoe, Hokule'a, as it travels from Tahiti to Hawaii using traditional ...

Ben Finney and Tommy Holmes formed the nonprofit Polynesian Voyaging Society in 1973 to replicate a traditional voyaging canoe — Hawaii’s first in 600 years. Over five decades, Hōkūleʻa has grown into ...

SAN FRANCISCO (January 24, 2025) – The Exploratorium and ʻImiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiʻi are proud to announce the ...

For more info: Call KWXX in Hilo at 808-935-5461. Uhi, or true yam, was a traditional canoe plant vital to Polynesian voyaging and subsistence farming. Prized for its nutrition, versatility and ...

The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hokule‘a and Hikianalia departed from Sand Island at about 11:15 a.m. Monday on the first leg of their sail to Tahiti. The Kealaikahiki Voyage is focused on ...