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With only 1,200 of deck space, crewmembers share stories to bring their entire ʻohana on Hōkūleʻa while also finding connections among themselves.

Veteran crewmember Kimo Lyman recounts the lessons learned on the Cape Town to Brazil leg of the Worldwide Voyage.

"Everybody onboard are happy to see and feel the magic of Hōkūleʻa finding these islands guided by our ancestors. And we look forward to a couple more days of sailing until we arrive in Australia."

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.

Our Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia, are traveling over 50,000 nautical miles around the Read more

Most of the time it is smooth sailing, and when there is action, it happens all at once.

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

After encountering strong winds that damaged one of her booms, Hōkūleʻa receives some TLC from friends in Tongatapu.