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For myself, it has been a great pleasure meeting old friends as we sailed across the central Pacific and to introduce new crew members to the many island communities we visited.

Through Google Hangouts, Hōkūleʻa apprentice navigator Jenna Ishii talks to Sustainable Youth Leadership members on Read more

A look back at the voyage from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti onboard Hikianalia.

As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia begin the next leg of the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage from Tahiti to Samoa, we look back at the time spent in Fare Hape, a deeply sacred place that the crew was fortunate to visit.

Two weeks after their June 22nd arrival in Tahiti, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia left the city of Papeete and sailed to the village of Tautira. Not just another stop along the way, but rather a homecoming.

Crew members participate in the Propagate Peace Project that aims to plan more than 1 million trees throughout the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage.

Crew members learn about the coral propagation and environmental protection efforts at Punaauia, Tahiti.

During their time in Tahiti, crewmembers attend Heiva, a two-week long Tahitian dance competition, where they experienced song, dance, and storytelling.

Apprentice navigator Haunani Kane recaps crew activites in the village of Tautira, the home of Hōkūleʻa in Tahiti.

Sisters Noelani and Lehua Kamalu now share a once-in-a-lifetime experience after navigating together to Tahiti.