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"We are always safe out here with our trusted captain, Uncle Bruce Blankenfeld. The best of the best. We also wanted to send a shoutout to Eddie Aikau and his ʻohana."

We are estimating about 15 to 20 foot seas. We had some 30 foot rollers every once in a while. No sun, there's so much clouds we can't see the sun. We're just navigating our canoe by the direction of the swells and the wind.

We are using the star Hōkūleʻa to guide the waʻa Hōkūleʻa to get to our destination. We're also using some Southern stars: Newe, Kamailemua, and Kamailehope.

"We started off last night it was a beautiful night, no clouds in the sky, we could see all of our stars and planets that we’re using to guide our waʻa from Aotearoa to Australia. "

Navigator Kaleo Wong reports as Hōkūleʻa voyages from Aotearoa to Australia.

We're looking at Kauluakoko (Betelgeuse) and ʻAʻa (Sirius) as they should be rising together and stay together as they travel up into the sky.

I ka moana no ka iʻa, liuliu ʻia na pono lawaiʻa. While the fish is still in the sea, get your gear ready. Be prepared.

Hōkuleʻa and Hikianalia wait for favorable winds to take them to Vavaʻu, Tonga.