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Crewmembers welcome the Whangarei community onboard Hōkūleʻa and HIkianalia as education outreach continues.

Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrive in Whangarei and are greeted by the local community.

Crewmembers explore Motuarohia before journeying to Whangarei.

The Hawai’i to Tahiti leg was the fastest crossing ever of this ancestral pathway, a 16-day voyage crewmembers will not soon forget. The second leg, equally amazing, would take the waʻa and her crew to 11 different ports, over 44 days.

Crewmembers visit Tane Mahuta, a 2,000 year old kauri tree in Aotearoa.

Crewmembers learn how students at Opua School in Aotearoa mālama honua through their award-winning gardens.

Nearly 30 years after her first arrival, Hōkūleʻa returns to Waitangi, Aotearoa as the sixth tribe of Tai Tokerau.

Watch the Hōkūleʻa & Hikianalia arrival ceremony live from Waitangi, Aotearoa ,today.