Changing Tides
For master navigator Kālepa Baybayan, voyaging is no longer about just pulling land from the sea; he now carries the kuleana of sorting details months before the journey begins.
For master navigator Kālepa Baybayan, voyaging is no longer about just pulling land from the sea; he now carries the kuleana of sorting details months before the journey begins.
After visiting Raiatea and Huahine, the crew now sets their sights on Tahaʻa and Bora Bora.
On the island of Raiatea, crew members offer hoʻokupu at the marae of Taputapuatea, a deeply sacred site of great importance to ancient wayfinding.
Hikianalia crew member Henani Enos with an update on the plankton tow science experiment being conducted on the Worldwide Voyage.
At 6:15am, the Hōkūleʻa crew sighted the island of Huahine and will continue on to Raʻiatea.
Before departing for Moorea and eventually Pago Pago, Samoa, the new crew members mahalo the village of Tauitra for their ongoing aloha.
A look back at the voyage from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti onboard Hikianalia.
As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia begin the next leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage from Tahiti to Samoa, we look back at the time spent in Fare Hape, a deeply sacred place that the crew was fortunate to visit.