Hokule‘a

The head of the U.N. will reunite with the Hokule‘a crew on World Oceans Day

• By Marcel Honore
• June 8, 2016

Nainoa Thompson and fellow crew members aboard the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a are slated to reunite with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today in New York — a meeting they consider crucial to their three-year Malama Honua (“Care for Earth”) worldwide journey. Read more

Hawaiian voyagers reach New York City

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• June 6, 2016

An estimated 2,000 people gathered in New York on Sunday to welcome the Hokule‘a voyaging canoe and her crew to the Big Apple. Read more

Hokule‘a arrives in New York a day early

• By Nanea Kalani
• June 5, 2016

New York officials and Native American tribes welcomed the Hokule‘a and her crew during an arrival ceremony early this morning in Manhattan. Read more

Pupils give gifts for the voyagers on the Hokule‘a

• By Dominique Times
• June 3, 2016

As the Hokule‘a prepares to sail into Manhattan for this year’s World Oceans Day, students here on Oahu on Thursday shared messages for the crew, the United Nations and the world. Read more

White House officials greet Hokule‘a crew

• By Marcel Honore
• May 20, 2016

The Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a has arrived in Washington, D.C. — the start of a pivotal few weeks along the East Coast in which its crews aim to boost national awareness of its “Malama Honua” (“Care for the Earth”) global journey. Read more

Hokule‘a arrives in Washington, D.C., area

• By Star-Advertiser staff
• May 15, 2016

The crew of the Hokule‘a was greeted by a crowd of about 1,000 people on Sunday as the voyaging canoe arrived at the Waterfront Park Pier in Old Town Alexandria, Va. Read more

Tribal chiefs help greet Hokule‘a in Jamestown

• By Michael Tsai
• April 25, 2016

About 300 people, including chiefs from the Pamunkey Indian tribe, Mattaponi tribe and Nottway Indian tribe of Virginia greeted the crew of the Hokule‘a as the Pacific voyaging canoe made a historic stop in Jamestown, Va., on Sunday. Read more

Hokule‘a to honor isle astronauts

• April 6, 2016

Hokule‘a takes shortcut through Sunshine State

• By Michael Tsai
• April 4, 2016

After traveling some 21,500 nautical miles of ocean over the last two years as part of its “Malama Honua” worldwide voyage, the crew of the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a finds itself in a most unique position: surrounded by fresh water in the middle of Florida. Read more

Voyage brings Hokule‘a back to American shores

• By Michael Tsai
• March 27, 2016

The voyaging canoe Hokule‘a is back in the United States, arriving in Key West, Fla., on Wednesday and enjoying a warm greeting from indigenous tribes at Everglades National Park on Saturday. Read more

Hokule‘a in Cuba ahead of Obama

• March 20, 2016

Around-the-world canoe trip will no longer include Europe

• By Marcel Honoré
• March 17, 2016

The Hokule‘a will not visit Europe later this year as originally planned as part of the Hawaiian canoe’s around-the-world sail, leaders with the Oahu-based Polynesian Voyaging Society say. Read more

Hokule‘a heads to Cuba after British Virgin Isles

• March 12, 2016

Hokule‘a crews visit Sir Richard Branson in the Caribbean

• By Marcel Honoré
• March 10, 2016

Ahead of their sail to Cuba, crews of the Hawaiian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a recently enjoyed a brief visit with Virgin Group Founder Sir Richard Branson on the billionaire mogul and philanthropist’s Caribbean island. Read more

Hokule‘a’s stop in Cuba might overlap with Obama’s visit

• By Susan Essoyan sessoyan@staradvertiser.com
• March 2, 2016

The voyaging canoe Hokule‘a will visit Cuba on its round-the-world journey and expects to arrive March 17, just a few days before President Barack Obama makes his own historic visit to the island nation. Read more

Hokule‘a heads toward the U.S. Virgin Islands

• By Marcel Honore
• Feb. 15, 2016

Fresh off the longest leg of sailing in its history — an approximately 3,500-mile trek across the Atlantic Ocean — the Hokule‘a has returned to the open sea on a course for the Caribbean. Read more

Hokulea crewmembers take Zika virus precautions

• By Associated Press
• Jan. 31, 2016

Crew members aboard the voyaging canoe Hokulea are taking precautions in light of Brazil’s Zika virus outbreak. Read more

Women comprise a third of Hokule‘a’s voyaging crew

• By Christine Donnelly
• Jan. 13, 2016

Question: How many women are on the crew of the Hokule‘a’s worldwide voyage? Read more