Stories from the ’76 Voyage to Tahiti: Buffalo Keaulana

On this day 44 years ago, Hōkūleʻa was sailing to Tahiti and three days away from sighting Mataiva.  This was the first deep-sea voyage by a Polynesian voyaging canoe in more than 600 years.

Legendary crewmember Buffalo Keaulana shares his reflections from this historic 1976 voyage.

Mahalo to KHON and 1976 crewmember Billy Richards for the video footage.