Hōkūleʻa has spent the past few days in beautiful Hāna bay. Today she is sailing the north side of Maui from Hāna to Lahaina. Hōkūleʻa will leave Lahaina on Monday for Kahoʻolawe. The crew will stay on Kahoʻolawe for 4 days doing trail work, navigation training, and performing a ceremony at Kealaikahiki. Kealaikahiki (the path to Tahiti), is the traditional departure point from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti.
Hōkūleʻa in Hāna Bay
Hōkūleʻa Leaving Hāna bay:
Check out this video of a pod of dolphins swimming with Hōkūleʻa on her sail from Kawaihae to Hāna. (courtesy Nāʻālehu Anthony)
Hōkūleʻa’s Statewide Sail continued southward to Kaʻū on Hawaiʻi Island where clearing the water on and near land became the crew’s next restoration project. With hope to unveil its hidden beauty, the crew worked with locals of the area to make sure that Waiohinu didn’t remain just a story for future generations.
Here is the first video from our Statewide Sail at our recent workday with the Kōhala Watershed Project. All of the Statewide Sail videos will be available on our website and on ʻŌiwi TV.