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 ...

Traditional Voyaging Canoe Returns to Hawaii After 3 Years at Sea. Hōkūleʻa, a Polynesian voyaging canoe, is scheduled to dock in Honolulu after a three-year expedition across the world.

(KRON) — A traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe has made its way into the Bay Area. On Friday night, the legendary Hokule’a Canoe docked in Sausalito. The double-hulled canoe is well k… ...

Po‘okela (pursuit of excellence): In traditional times, voyaging canoes were made with neolithic implements and technology. To build a large craft that could travel 2,500 miles and back, “good ...

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.

The wa’a (deep-sea canoe), Hokule’a, is a replica of those used by the ancestors of today’s native Hawaiian people. It was first launched in 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, and ...

HONOLULU – A traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe on an around-the-world journey has reached a milestone by crossing the equator on its way back to Hawaii. Hawaii News Now reports that the ...

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.

No modern instrumentation was used on the three-year journey aimed at spreading the message of caring for the Earth.

HONOLULU – No modern navigation instrumentation guided a Polynesian voyaging canoe as it followed the horizon during a three-year journey around the globe. About a dozen crewmembers for each leg ...

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.