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Hōkūleʻa Watch Captain Pōmai Bertlemann provides an update on the crew and canoes as they prepare for the Waitangi ceremony on November 15, 2014.

The discovery of a centuries old waka in Aotearoa gives a new perspective on the seafaring traditions of our ancestors.

Crewmembers demonstrate how items are transferred between the waʻa while at sea.

Join us for the second episode in our four-part series as a new generation of young navigators battle to overcome fatigue, the elements and their own anxieties to pull Tahiti from the sea.

After sailing more than 1,500 nautical miles, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia make landfall in Aotearoa.

I feel honored to be sailing in the wake of Hōkūleʻa to my home land of Aotearoa with the thought in mind that she represents the revitalization of this art of wayfinding.

In many ways he is the kaula - the rope that binds, the man who possesses many intuitive skills. He is one of a few who can harness the energies of the ocean, land, and sky and center them all on the deck of the canoe.

Two-thirds of the way through the ceremony, as the skies cleared. a bright red moon slowly pierced the horizon and gave light across the sea.