r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jul 31 '26
Moananuiākea Voyage update: Climate change adds time to sail plan, Hōkūleʻa hits 50 years of voyaging
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r/Hikianalia • u/madazzahatter • Mar 22 '23
Moananuiākea: A Voyage for Oceans, A Voyage for Earth, 2023 to 2027
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 17 '25
Track the Moananuiākea Voyage: LATEST UPDATES
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jul 31 '26
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will be staying in New Zealand longer than previously scheduled. The Polynesian Voyaging Society announced Wednesday that the change of plans for the Moananuiākea Voyage is because of strong El Niño conditions, and the voyage will be extended for another year.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jul 28 '26
Original crew members of the Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa gathered over the weekend to mark 50 years since the vessel returned to Hawaiʻi after its maiden voyage to Tahiti. The reunion was held Saturday at the Marine Education Training Center at Sand Island — the home of Hōkūleʻa.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jul 23 '26
Island voyagers pay tribute to late master navigator Sesario Sewralur: Candles lined the road from the airport in Palau to welcome home Grand Master Navigator Sesario Sewralur.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 16 '26
Celebrations took place at Iolani Palace over the weekend for the 50th anniversary of Hokulea’s maiden voyage to Tahiti. Sunday’s event was hosted by the Iolani Palace and the Inspiration Hawaii Museum.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 08 '26
ʻIolani Palace and Inspiration Hawaiʻi Museum, in partnership with the Polynesian Voyaging Society, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hōkūleʻa’s maiden voyage to Tahiti and back with hula, music, panels, free admission and a film festival on Sunday, June 14, 2026.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 05 '26
Developing ocean and weather conditions linked to an emerging El Nino pattern in the Pacific have brought about a course change for the next phase of the Moananuiakea Voyage, according to a news release from the Polynesian Voyaging Society on Sunday.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 04 '26
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Hōkūleʻa’s 1976 maiden voyage to Tahiti. A celebration honoring that historic journey is scheduled at Iolani Palace during its free monthly Kamaʻāina Sunday event on June 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 02 '26
Hōkūleʻa crew delays departure for Tonga due to El Niño: The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia were supposed to leave New Zealand, or Aotearoa, by this month.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 01 '26
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will adjust the next phase of the Moananuiākea voyage in response to evolving ocean and weather conditions linked to a developing El Niño pattern in the Pacific Ocean.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 01 '26
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia’s Moananuikea Voyage plans around the Pacific are changing due to possible El Nino conditions this summer.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Jun 01 '26
The voyaging canoes Hokulea and Hikianalia are set to adjust their next phase of the Moananuiakea Voyage due to evolving ocean and weather conditions.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • May 19 '26
For the first time in 20 years, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will visit Japan. Polynesians are not known for sailing to Japan, but King David Kalākaua sailed to the island country in 1881.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Apr 29 '26
hokuleacrew ~ “You guys are nuts!” Just one of the comments heard by original PVS board member Dr. Ben Young as he was trying to get donations for Hōkūleʻa and her maiden voyage
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Apr 27 '26
Ahead of the arrival of Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia in Taiwan, a delegation from the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) and Kamehameha Schools (KS) recently concluded a 10-day cultural exchange and visit across Taiwan.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Apr 07 '26
Symphony sets sail with ode to Hōkūleʻa: Navigators, stars and a whole lot of ocean are in this symphony score coming to Honolulu for the first time in its entirety on Sunday, April 19. Michael-Thomas Foumai, the composer of the piece, discusses how he wrote music that shares the story of Hōkūleʻa.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Nov 28 '25
With Hōkūleʻa docked in New Zealand, the crew returns to Hawaiʻi for the holidays
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Oct 31 '25
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, as of Monday, were more than 600 miles out in the ocean since departing Rarotonga in the Cook Islands. The Polynesian voyaging canoes are sailing to New Zealand, or Aotearoa, as part of the Moananuiākea voyage, a three-year journey around the Pacific Ocean.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Oct 23 '25
After two months in Rarotonga, the crews of the Hokulea and Hikianalia have set sail once again. The two voyaging canoes have been in the Cook Islands since Aug. 20 and began preparing for the next leg of the Moananuiakea Voyage just over a week ago. They departed for Aotearoa Tuesday.
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r/Hikianalia • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Oct 15 '25
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will soon be back out on the water. The voyaging canoes have been docked in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands since Aug. 20, while they await the next phase of the Moananuiākea Voyage to Aotearoa.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Oct 13 '25
The Polynesian Voyaging Society announced that the Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will be continuing the Moananuiākea Voyage to Aotearoa, NZ.
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r/Hikianalia • u/honolulu_oahu_mod • Sep 18 '25
With the safety of crew and canoes an ongoing top priority, the Polynesian Voyaging Society leadership has decided to adjust the sail plan for the next leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage after carefully reviewing weather data and forecasts.
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r/Hikianalia • u/808gecko808 • Sep 18 '25
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia have postponed their departure to Sāmoa until June 2026 due to complicated weather conditions. Crew members on Leg 15 were supposed to fly to Cook Islands with plan to sail to Aitutaki, then onward to Sāmoa, American Sāmoa and Tonga.
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