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In 1980, after training for three years with Will Kyselka and Mau Piailug, Nainoa boarded Hōkūleʻa as the first Hawaiian navigator in centuries to set out for Tahiti.

In this moʻolelo, written by Sam Low, Nainoa observes the stars in Tautira in 1976 as his ancestors would have done discovering the first clue to finding latitude.

This moʻolelo, written by Sam Low, takes us back to Hōkūleʻa’s first voyage to Tahiti and Nainoa Thompson’s first impressions of the Tahitian people.

Sam Low recounts many of his memories of long-time Hōkūleʻa crewmember Attwood Makanani on voyages in the Pacific.

While sailing from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti in 2000, Alaskan crewmember Joey Mallott recounted how he and his family became involved with Hōkūleʻa.

As Hōkūleʻa visits Nuku Hiva, we share this moʻolelo of Nuku Hiva-born Tava Taupu, written by Sam Low.

The account of her 1999 landfall written by crewmember and documenter Sam Low.

Exactly ten years ago, on March 17th, 2007, Pius Mau Piailug held a ceremony to initiate 16 of his students as Pwo - Master Navigators - perpetuating the ancient art of wayfinding.