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In one breath, we are reminded that we are kanaka honua. men of the land, and that there is a point after our time on the ocean when we must return home.

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.

The discovery of a centuries old waka in Aotearoa gives a new perspective on the seafaring traditions of our ancestors.

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.

In many ways he is the kaula - the rope that binds, the man who possesses many intuitive skills. He is one of a few who can harness the energies of the ocean, land, and sky and center them all on the deck of the canoe.

Two-thirds of the way through the ceremony, as the skies cleared. a bright red moon slowly pierced the horizon and gave light across the sea.

I have a tradition that I follow whenever I voyage to islands I haven’t been to before—I drop a small kohatu (stone) into the waters of those Islands to allow me and mine to connect with these places