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"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."

Hōkūleʻa continues through the Tasman Sea and the varying weather conditions.

"As the night fell and as the sun was going down it was probably the most beautiful sunset that we’ve seen all trip. Beautiful stars all night."

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 had a beautiful day of sailing. Averaged about 5 kts throughout the day. Blue skies, fair winds and following seas."

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

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