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Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia arrive in Whangarei and are greeted by the local community.

Crewmembers explore Motuarohia before journeying to Whangarei.

Crewmembers visit Tane Mahuta, a 2,000 year old kauri tree in Aotearoa.

Crewmembers learn how students at Opua School in Aotearoa mālama honua through their award-winning gardens.

Nearly 30 years after her first arrival, Hōkūleʻa returns to Waitangi, Aotearoa as the sixth tribe of Tai Tokerau.

Hōkūleʻa Watch Captain Pōmai Bertlemann provides an update on the crew and canoes as they prepare for the Waitangi ceremony on November 15, 2014.

After sailing more than 1,500 nautical miles, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia make landfall in Aotearoa.

I feel honored to be sailing in the wake of Hōkūleʻa to my home land of Aotearoa with the thought in mind that she represents the revitalization of this art of wayfinding.