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​​​​​Mālama Honua is a personal mission for Kailua Intermediate social studies teacher Shauna Hirota.

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

Hawaiʻi's iconic voyaging canoe departs for first-ever sail to Australia.

The Hōkūleʻa crew prepares for their departure for Australia.

After being on land for almost a year, Te Aurere is touched by the healing hands of the Worldwide Voyage crew whose mission of Mālama Honua lead them straight to her. A project that would allow them to honor the kauri trees and their ʻohana waʻa of Aotearoa.

Master navigator Hector Busby created a life size star compass as a gift to future navigators and sailors in Aotearoa and throughout the Pacific – all for the continuation of voyaging.

Pacific nations entrust traditional navigators with declarations to protect the world's oceans.

"As I prepare for the 2,300 nautical mile journey back to Papeete, I am focused on the job ahead of me. I think we are as prepared as possible. Now we need to focus and learn about becoming a good team."