Hōkūleʻa - wikipedia Hōkūleʻa For the Polynesian name for the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, see Arcturus. The correct title of this article is Hōkūle ʻa. It appears incorrectly here because of browser support limitations. Hōkūleʻa arrival in Honolulu from Tahiti in 1976 History Hawai'i, United States Name : Hōkūle ʻa Namesake : The star Hōkūleʻa, which travels directly above the latitude of Hawai'i Owner : Polynesian Voyaging Society Launched : March 8th 1975 Status : Active Notes : A reconstruction of a traditional Hawai'ian bluewater vessel General characteristics Class and type : wa'a kaulua Tons burthen : 27,000 lb ( 12 t ) Length : 62 ⁄ ft ( 19.0 m ) overall Beam : 17.5 ft ( 5.3 m ) Draught : 2.5 ft ( 0.76 m ) Propulsion : Sail Sail plan : wa'a kaulua, crabclaw sails Complement : 12 Notes : Hōkūle ʻa has, in the past, been Bermuda - rigged for some passages. Stern of portside hull and center steering oar Hōkūle'a, under tow, in Ōshima channel, Yamaguchi - prefecture, Japan Hōkūle ʻa is a performance - accurate wa ʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double - hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, she is best known for her 1976 Hawai ʻi to Tahiti voyage completed with exclusively Polynesian navigation techniques The primary goal of the voyage was to explore the anthropological theory of the Asiatic origin of native Oceanic people ( Oceania maps : detail, region ), of Polynesians and Hawaiians in particular, as the result of purposeful trips through the Pacific, as opposed to passive drifting on currents, or sailing from the Americas. ( DNA analysis illuminates this theory. ) A secondary project goal was to have the canoe and voyage `` serve as vehicles for the cultural revitalization of Hawaiians and other Polynesians ''. Between the 1976 voyage and 2009, Hōkūle'a completed nine additional voyages to Micronesia, Polynesia, Japan, Canada and the mainland United States, all using ancient wayfinding techniques of celestial navigation. On 19 January 2007, Hōkūle'a left Hawai ʻi with the voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu on a voyage through Micronesia ( map ) and ports in southern Japan. The voyage was expected to take five months. On 9 June 2007, Hōkūle'a completed the `` One Ocean, One People '' voyage to Yokohama, Japan. On April 5, 2009, Hōkūle'a returned to Honolulu following a roundtrip training sail to Palmyra Atoll, undertaken to develop skills of potential crewmembers for Hōkūle'a's eventual circumnavigation of the earth. On May 18, 2014, Hōkūle'a and her sister vessel, Hikianalia embarked from Oahu for `` Malama Honua '', a three - year circumnavigation of the earth. She returned to port in Hawaii on June 17, 2017. The journey covered 47,000 nautical miles with stops at 85 ports in 26 countries. In between voyages, Hōkūle'a is moored at the Marine Education Training Center ( METC ) of Honolulu Community College in Honolulu Harbor. Contents 1 Construction 2 Pius `` Mau '' Piailug 3 Voyages 3.1 Inaugural voyage ( 1976 ) 3.2 Kealaikahiki project ( 1977 ) 3.2. 1 Legs 3.2. 1.1 Crew 3.3 Tahiti voyage ( 1978 ) 3.3. 1 Ala Wai Harbor, Honolulu, Hawai ʻi, United States bound for Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia : 16 March 1978 to 18 March 1978 ( recovery followed by USCG investigation ) 3.4 Tahiti voyage ( 1980 ) 3.4. 1 Hilo, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 15 March 1980 to 17 April 1980 3.4. 2 Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Honolulu, Hawai ʻi, United States : 13 May 1980 to 6 June 1980 3.5 Voyage of Rediscovery ( 1985 - 1987 ) 3.5. 1 Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 10 July 1985 to 11 August 1985 3.5. 2 Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Rarotonga, Cook Islands ( map ) : 30 August 1985 to 14 September 1985 3.5. 3 Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand ( map ) : 21 November 1985 to 7 December 1985 3.5. 4 Waitangi, New Zealand -- Nuku ʻalofa, Tongatapu Island, Kingdom of Tonga : 1 May 1986 to 11 May 1986 3.5. 5 Nuku ʻalofa, Tonga -- Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, American Samoa ( map ) : 23 May 1986 to 25 May 1986 3.5. 6 Ofu Island, American Samoa -- Aitutaki, Cook Islands : 7 July 1986 to 16 July 1986 3.5. 7 Aitutaki -- Rarotonga : 10 August 1986 to 11 August 1986 3.5. 8 Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- Tautira, Tahiti Iti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 12 August 1986 to 21 August 1986 3.5. 9 Tautira -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti Nui -- Tautira : 27 March 1987 to 29 March 1987 3.5. 10 Tautira, Tahiti Iti, Society Islands -- Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotus ( map ) : 2 April 1987 to 4 April 1987 3.5. 11 Rangiroa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia -- Kualoa, Oʻahu ( map ), Hawai ʻi, United States : 24 April 1987 to 23 May 1987. 3.6 No Nā Mamo ( ' For the Children ' ) ( 1992 ) 3.6. 1 Honaunau, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 17 June 1992 to 15 July 1992 3.6. 2 Pape ʻete -- Ra ʻiatea : 10 September 1992 to 16 September 1992 3.6. 3 Ra ʻiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia -- Mauke, Cook Islands -- Aitutaki -- Rarotonga : 20 September 1992 to 16 October 1992 3.6. 4 Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia -- Honaunau, Hawai ʻi Island, United States : 26 October 1992 to 1 December 1992 3.7 Nā ʻOhana Holo Moana ( ' The Voyaging Families of the Vast Ocean ' ) ( 1995 ) 3.7. 1 Spring voyage segment 3.7. 2 Hilo, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 11 February 1995 to 4 March 1995 3.7. 3 Tautira, Tahiti -- Fare, Huahine -- Marae Taputapuatea, Ra ʻiatea -- Taha ʻa -- Tautira, Tahiti : 16 March 1995 to 24 March 1995 3.7. 4 Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands -- Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands : 6 April 1995 to 15 April 1995 3.7. 5 Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia -- Hilo, Hawai ʻi Island, United States : 20 April 1995 to 7 May 1995 3.7. 6 Summer voyage segment 3.7. 7 Stops in the Puget Sound and Straits of Georgia and Juan de Fuca area 3.7. 8 Neah Bay -- Portland, Oregon : 12 June 1995 to 15 June 1995 ; Columbia River 3.7. 9 Portland, Oregon -- San Francisco, California : 21 June 1995 to 29 June 1995 3.7. 10 San Francisco -- Santa Barbara : 3 July 1995 to 9 July 1995 3.7. 11 Santa Barbara -- Long Beach : 11 July 1995 to 12 July 1995 3.7. 12 Long Beach -- San Diego : 20 July 1995 3.7. 13 San Diego -- San Pedro : 26 July 1995 to 28 July 1995 ; from San Pedro, Hōkūle ʻa returned to Hawai ʻi by ship, courtesy of Alexander & Baldwin Foundation and Matson. 3.8 Closing the Triangle ( 1999 - 2000 ) 3.8. 1 ʻ, United States Island, United States -- Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia : 15 June 1999 to 13 July 1999 3.8. 2 Nuku Hiva -- Ua Pou -- Ua Huka -- Tahuata -- Fatu Hiva -- Hiva Oa -- Mangareva, Gambier Islands : 2 August 1999 to 29 August 1999 3.8. 3 Mangareva, French Polynesia -- Pitcairn, Pitcairn Islands -- Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ), Territory of Chile : 21 September 1999 to 9 October 1999 3.8. 4 Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ), Territory of Chile -- Tahiti, French Polynesia : 9 November 1999 to 3 December 1999 3.8. 5 Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Kaunakakai, Moloka ʻi, Hawai ʻi, United States : 5 February 2000 to 27 February 2000 3.9 Navigating Change ( 2003 - 2004 ) 3.9. 1 Oahu -- Kaua ʻi : 7 September 2003 to ? 3.9. 2 Kaua ʻi -- Nihoa : 9 September 2003 to ? 3.9. 3 ʻ Harbor, ʻ, Hawai ʻi -- ʻ, Kaua ʻi : 2 May 2004 to 3 May 2004 3.9. 4 ʻ Bay, Kaua ʻi -- Nihoa Island -- Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals -- Laysan Island -- Lisianski Island -- Pearl and Hermes Atoll -- Green Island, Kure Atoll -- Midway Atoll : 23 May 2004 to 9 June 2004 3.9. 5 Midway Atoll -- ʻ : 11 June 2004 to 22 June 2004 3.9. 6 ʻ -- ʻ, ʻ, : 23 June 2004 to 24 June 2004 3.10 One Ocean, One People ( 2007 ) 3.10. 1 Kū Holo Mau 3.10. 2 Kawaihae, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands : 23 January 2007 to 18 February 2007 3.10. 3 Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands -- Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia : 21 February 2007 to 28 February 2007 3.10. 4 Pohnpei -- Chuuk : 6 March 2007 to 9 March 2007 3.10. 5 Chuuk -- Satawal, Yap State : 11 March 2007 to 21 March 2007 3.10. 6 Satawal -- Woleai Atoll : 19 March 2007 to 21 March 2007 3.10. 7 Woleai -- Ulithi Atoll : 21 March 2007 to 23 March 2007 3.10. 8 Ulithi -- Yap Island : 21 March 2007 to 23 March 2007 3.10. 9 Colonia, Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia -- Palau ( map ) : 29 March 2007 to 31 March 2007 3.10. 10 Palau -- Colonia, Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia : 5 April 2007 to 7 April 2007 3.10. 11 Kū Holo Lā Komohana 3.10. 12 Yap, Federated States of Micronesia -- Okinawa, Japan 11 April 2007 to 23 April 2007 3.10. 13 Okinawa -- Ōshima 28 April 2007 to 19 May 2007 3.10. 14 Ōshima -- Uwajima 26 May 2007 to 27 May 2007 3.10. 15 Uwajima -- Yokohama 3 June 2007 to 9 June 2007 3.11 Malama Honua ( worldwide voyage ) ( 2014 - 2017 ) 3.11. 1 Legs 4 Images 5 See also 6 Notes 7 Footnotes 8 References 9 External links Construction Polynesian voyaging canoes were made from wood, whereas Hōkūle'a incorporates plywood, fiberglass and resin. Hōkūle'a measures 61 feet 5 inches ( 18.7 m ) LOA, 15 feet 6 inches ( 4.72 m ) at beam, displaces 16,000 pounds ( 7,260 kg ) when empty and can carry another 11,000 pounds ( 4,990 kg ) of gear, supplies and 12 to 16 crew. Fully laden, with her 540 - square - foot ( 50.2 m ) sail area, she is capable of speeds of 4 to 6 knots ( 5 to 7 mph ; 7 to 10 km / h ) while reaching in 15 - to - 25 - knot ( 17 to 29 mph ; 28 to 46 km / h ) trade winds. Her twin masts are rigged either crab claw or Marconi style with a small jib. She is steered with a long paddle. She has no auxiliary motor. Her escort vessel tows her into harbor when necessary. Her name means `` star of gladness '' in Hawaiian, which refers to Arcturus, a guiding zenith star for Hawaiian navigators. Arcturus passes directly overhead at Hawai ʻi 's latitude, helping sailors find the islands. Pius `` Mau '' Piailug Hōkūle'a navigates without instruments. In 1975, no Hawaiian living knew the ancient techniques for blue water voyaging. To enable the voyage, the Polynesian Voyaging Society recruited the Satawalese Master Navigator Mau Piailug ( of the Weriyeng school in the Caroline Islands ( map ) of the Federated States of Micronesia ( map ) ) to share his knowledge of non-instrument navigation. While as many as six Micronesian navigators had mastered these traditional methods as of the mid-1970s, only Mau was willing to share his knowledge. Mau, who `` barely spoke English '', decided that by reaching beyond his own culture, sharing what had been closely guarded knowledge, he could possibly save it from extinction. Through this collaboration, Mau 's mentorship helped `` spark pride in the Hawaiian and Polynesian culture '', leading to `` a renaissance of voyaging, canoe building, and non-instrument navigation that has continued to grow, spreading across Polynesia ( map ) and reaching to its far corners of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Rapanui, Easter Island ''. Voyages Inaugural voyage ( 1976 ) Led by Captain Elia David Ku ʻualoha `` Kawika '' Kapahulehua and Navigator Pius `` Mau '' Piailug, a Yapese master navigator., Hōkūle ʻa departed Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawai ʻi for Pape ʻete, Tahiti, ( voyage map ) as part of the celebration of the United States Bicentennial. Mau navigated from Hawaii to Tahiti without instruments. The return leg employed western instruments ( compass, nautical charts, sextant, chronometer, dividers, parallel rulers, pencil, nautical almanac ). Honolua Bay, Maui, Hawai ʻi ( map ), United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti ( map ), Society Islands ( map ), French Polynesia ( map ) 1 May 1976 to 4 June 1976 The crew for this leg was as follows : ' Navigator : Mau Piailug ; Captain : `` Kawika '' Kapahulehua ; Crew : Clifford Ah Mow, Milton `` Shorty '' Bertelmann, Ben R. Finney, Charles Tommy Holmes, Sam Kalalau, Boogie Kalama, Buffalo Keaulana, John Kruse, Douglas `` Dukie '' Kuahulu, David Henry Lewis, David B.K. `` Dave '' Lyman III, William `` Billy '' Richards, Rodo Tuku Williams. Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Hawai ʻi, United States 5 July 1976 to 26 July 1976 The crew for the return voyage was : Navigator : James `` Kimo '' Lyman ; Captain : `` Kawika '' Kapahulehua ; Crew : Abraham `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Andy Espirto, Mel Kinney, Francis Kainoa Lee, Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa, Leonard Puputauiki, Penny Rawlins, Keani Reiner, Charles Nainoa `` Nainoa '' Thompson, Maka'ala Yates, Ben Young. Kealaikahiki Project ( 1977 ) In English, the Hawaiian `` Ke ala i kahiki '' means `` the path to Tahiti. '' The `` Kealaikahiki Project '' recreated the traditional Kealaikahiki Point departure of ancient voyages to Tahiti. Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa 's idea to recreate traditional departures took Hōkūle ʻa southeast, across Kealaikahiki Channel between Lāna ʻi and Kaho ʻolawe Islands, past Kealaikahiki Point, into the ʻAlenuihāhā Channel and the northeast trade winds. The object was to determine whether Hōkūle ʻa, departing from west of the 1976 departure point, would bisect the more easterly 1976 voyage track, and so likely reach Tahiti were she to continue. After heading south for two days, Hōkūle ʻa did not bisect the 1976 voyage track, but likely would have ( further south than anticipated ). She came about and returned to Hawai ʻi. The traditional departure point would be used for subsequent sailings to Tahiti. Legs Honolulu, Oʻahu -- Manele Bay, Lāna ʻi -- Kealaikahiki Point, Kaho ʻolawe, Hawai ʻi ( map ), United States -- a point at sea, ninety miles south of Ka Lae, Hawai ʻi Island -- Honolulu, Hawai ʻi, United States : 1 April 1977 to 10 April 1977 Crew Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Dave Lyman ; Crew : Teené Froiseth, Sam Ka ʻai, Sam Kalalau, John Kruse, `` Kimo '' Lyman, Jerome `` Jerry '' Muller, Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa, Norman Pi ʻianaiʻa, Michael A. Tongg, Maka ʻala Yates Tahiti voyage ( 1978 ) A second voyage to Tahiti was aborted when Hōkūle ʻa capsized and swamped in high wind and seas southwest of the Island of Moloka ʻi, five hours after departing Honolulu 's Ala Wai Harbor. The crew hung on to the swamped canoe through the night. Flares were unseen by passing aircraft ; the emergency radio reached no help. By mid-morning, with no sign of imminent rescue and the swamped canoe drifting farther from land, Eddie Aikau, a North Shore, Oʻahu, lifeguard of the year, 1977 Duke Kahanamoku champion and big - wave surfer, valiantly attempted to paddle a surfboard 12 -- 15 miles ( 19 -- 24 km ) to Lāna ʻi for help. About nine hours later, flares launched by the crew were spotted by a Hawaiian Airlines flight which circled Hōkūle ʻa and radioed the United States Coast Guard ( `` USCG '' ). Half an hour later, a USCG search and rescue helicopter was hovering overhead ; Hōkūle ʻa crew was rescued. The following morning, the USCGC Cape Corwin towed the vessel, from 22 miles southwest of Lā ʻau Point, Moloka ʻi, back to Honolulu. Despite intensive land, air and sea search, Eddie Aikau was never seen again. Hōkūle ʻa carries a plaque in his memory. Subsequent voyages were accompanied by an escort vessel. Ala Wai Harbor, Honolulu, Hawai ʻi, United States bound for Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia : 16 March 1978 to 18 March 1978 ( recovery followed by USCG Investigation ) Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Dave Lyman ; First Mate : Leon Paoa Sterling ; `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Edward Ryan Makua Hanai `` Eddie '' Aikau, Charman Akina, M.D., Wedemeyer Au, Bruce Blankenfeld, Kilila Hugho, Sam Ka ʻai, John Kruse, Marion Lyman, Buddy McGuire, Norman Pi ʻianaiʻa, Curt Sumida, Teikihe ʻepo `` Tava '' Taupu. Tahiti voyage ( 1980 ) Nainoa Thompson recreated the 1976 voyage to Tahiti to become the first Native Hawaiian in modern times to navigate a canoe thousands of miles without instruments. Mau sailed as an observer. After 29 days at sea, before sighting Mataiva on the way to Tahiti, Mau offered Nainoa only one correction ; of Nainoa 's interpretation of sighting a land - based seabird in mid-morning flight. Such birds generally fly seaward for food at morning and return to land in the evening. While it can usually be assumed that land lies opposite the birds ' morning flight direction, this bird spotted mid-morning ( during nesting season ), carried a fish in its beak. This detail suggested to Mau that the bird 's morning flight was not away from land but toward it. The bird was not flying seaward to find more fish, but rather, was returning to land, to feed its young. Leading up to the voyage, an extensive, formal crew training program helped to ensure a safe voyage. Escort boat Ishka followed for safety. Hilo, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 15 March 1980 to 17 April 1980 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa ; Chad Kalepa Baybayan, `` Shorty '' Bertelmann, Harry Ho, Sam Ka ʻai, Michael `` Buddy '' McGuire, Marion Lyman - Mersereau, Mau Piailug, Steve Somsen, Joanne Kahanamoku Sterling, Leon Paoa Sterling, `` Tava '' Taupu ; Patrick Koon Hung Pi ʻimauna Charles `` Pat '' Aiu, MD Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Honolulu, Hawai ʻi, United States : 13 May 1980 to 6 June 1980 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa ; Wedemeyer Au, Chad Baybayan, Bruce Blankenfeld, `` Snake '' Ah Hee, John Kruse, Kainoa Lee, James `` Kimo '' Lyman, Mau Piailug, Steven Somsen, Leon Paoa Sterling, Michael Tongg, Nathan Wong Voyage of Rediscovery ( 1985 - 1987 ) In the `` Voyage of Rediscovery '', Hōkūle ʻa traveled 12,000 miles ( 19,000 km ) to destinations throughout Polynesia. Inviting fellow Polynesians to join the crew on legs of the voyage extended Hōkūle ʻa 's success in revitalizing interest in Polynesian culture. For instance, professional Tongan sea captain Sione Taupeamuhu was aboard during a night passage from Tongatapu to Nomuka in the northerly Ha ʻapai Islands group of Tonga ( map ). He was skeptical that Hōkūle ʻa navigator Nainoa Thompson could find Nomuka without instruments. When Nomuka appeared on the horizon at dawn as anticipated, Taupeamuhu remarked, `` Now I can believe the stories of my ancestors. '' Dorcas and Maalea served as escort vessels. Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 10 July 1985 to 11 August 1985 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : `` Shorty '' Bertelmann ; Crew : Clay Bertelmann, Dennis Chun, Richard Tai Crouch, Harry Ho, Dr. Larry Magnussen, `` Buddy '' McGuire, Mau Piailug, Thomas Reity ( Satawal ), James Shizuru, `` Tava '' Taupu Pape ʻete, Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Rarotonga, Cook Islands ( map ) : 30 August 1985 to 14 September 1985 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa ; Crew : `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Dr. Pat Aiu, Chad Baybayan, Karim Cowan ( Tahiti ), Bob Krauss, John Kruse, Vic Lipman, Mel Paoa, Mau Piailug, Abraham Pi ʻianaiʻa, Chad Pi ʻianaiʻa, Michael Tongg, Andrew Tutai ( Cook Islands ), Peter Sepelalur ( Satawal ), Leon Paoa Sterllng, Puaniho Tauotaha ( Tahiti ), Cliff Watson. ( Bob Krauss, journalist ; Karim Cowan, and Puaniho Tauotaha were crew members only from Tahiti to Ra ʻiatea ) Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- Waitangi, North Island, New Zealand ( map ) : 21 November 1985 to 7 December 1985 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain and 1st Watch Captain : `` Shorty '' Bertelmann ; 2nd Watch Captain : Leon Paoa Sterling ; 3rd Watch Captain : `` Tava '' Taupu ( Marquesas ) ; Crew : Dr. Pat Aiu, Chad Baybayan, Bruce Blankenfeld, Stanley Conrad ( New Zealand ), Dr. Ben Finney, Harry Ho, `` Buddy '' McGuire, `` Billy '' Richards, James Shizuru, Michael Tongg Waitangi, New Zealand -- Nuku ʻalofa, Tongatapu Island, Kingdom of Tonga : 1 May 1986 to 11 May 1986 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Leon Paoa Sterling ; Crew : `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Dr. Pat Aiu, Carlos Andrade, Chad Baybayan, Philip Ikeda *, John Keolanui, `` Kimo '' Lyman, Mau Piailug, Scott Sullivan, Michael Tongg, Sione Uaine Ula ( Tonga ) Nuku ʻalofa, Tonga -- Pago Pago, Tutuila Island, American Samoa ( map ) : 23 May 1986 to 25 May 1986 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : Leon Paoa Sterling ; Crew : Dr. Pat Aiu, Carlos Andrade, Gilbert Ane, Gail Evenari ( California ), Chad Baybayan, Hector Busby ( New Zealand ), Philip Ikeda *, Sam Ka ʻai, John Keolanui, `` Kimo '' Lyman, Mau Piailug, Scott Sullivan, Jo Anne Sterling, Sione Taupeamuhu ( Tonga ), Michael Tongg, Sione Uaine Ula ( Tonga ) Ofu Island, American Samoa -- Aitutaki, Cook Islands : 7 July 1986 to 16 July 1986 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : `` Shorty '' Bertelmann ; Crew : Clay Bertelmann, Harry Ho, Pauahi Ioane, Bernard Kilonsky, Ben Lindsey, Mel Paoa, Mau Piailug, Tua Pittman ( Cook Islands ), `` Tava '' Taupu ( Marquesas ) Aitutaki -- Rarotonga : 10 August 1986 to 11 August 1986 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Crew : Dr. Pat Aiu, Chad Baybayan, Dede Bertelmann, Bruce Blankenfeld, `` Wally '' Froseith, Pauahi Ioane, `` Jerry '' Muller, Mau Piailug, Tua Pittman ( Rarotonga ), Rio Tuiravakai ( Aitutaki ), Raukete Tuiravakai ( Aitutaki ) Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- Tautira, Tahiti Iti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 12 August 1986 to 21 August 1986 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Crew : `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Dr. Pat Aiu, Chad Baybayan, Bruce Blankenfeld, Wallace `` Wally '' Froiseth, Harry Ho, Glen Oshiro, Mau Piailug, Richard Rhodes, Michael Tongg, Aaron Young Tautira -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti Nui -- Tautira : 27 March 1987 to 29 March 1987 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Crew : U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, Chad Baybayan ; `` Wally '' Froiseth, Harry Ho, Kilo Kaina, Michele Kapana, Will Kyselka, Russell Mau, Honolulu City Councilman Arnold Morgado ; Abraham Pi ʻianaiʻa, Tutaha Salmon ( Tahiti ), Cary Sneider ( California ), `` Tava '' Taupu ( Marquesas ), Michael Tongg, Aaron Young. Senator Akaka and Councilman Morgado joined the crew in Pape ʻete. Tautira, Tahiti Iti, Society Islands -- Rangiroa Atoll, Tuamotus ( map ) : 2 April 1987 to 4 April 1987 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Crew ; Chad Baybayan, Clay Bertelmann, `` Wally '' Froiseth, Rey Jonsson, Solomon Kaho ʻohalahala, Will Kyselka, Charles Larson, Mel Paoa, Cary Sneider ( California ), `` Tava '' Taupu, Michael Tongg, Clifford Watson, Dr. Nathan Wong, Elisa Yadao, Aaron Young Rangiroa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia -- Kualoa, Oʻahu ( map ), Hawai ʻi, United States : 24 April 1987 to 23 May 1987. Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Captain : `` Shorty '' Bertelmann ; Crew : `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Dr. Pat Aiu, Chad Baybayan, Bruce Blankenfeld, Stanley Conrad ( New Zealand ), Eni Hunkin ( Samoa ), Tua Pittman ( Cook Islands ), Dixon Stroup, Puaniho Tauotaha ( Tahiti ), Sione Taupeamuhu ( Tonga ), `` Tava '' Taupu ( Marquesas ), Michael Tongg, Clifford Watson, Elisa Yadao No Na Mamo ( ' for the Children ' ) ( 1992 ) Hōkūle ʻa sailed to Tahiti, Ra ʻiatea, and on to Rarotonga for the Sixth Festival of Pacific Arts, then, via Tahiti, sailed back to Hawai ʻi. This voyage, known as `` No Nā Mamo '' or `` For the Children '', was designed to train a new generation of voyagers to sail Hōkūle ʻa, to share values and knowledge of voyaging and to celebrate the revival of canoe building and non-instrument navigation. The voyage included an educational component allowing Hawaiian students to track the progress of the canoe through daily radio reports. Kama Hele escorted the voyage. Honaunau, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 17 June 1992 to 15 July 1992 Crew : Nainoa Thompson, Sailing master ; Chad Baybayan, Co-navigator ; `` Shorty '' Bertelmann, Co-navigator ; Clay Bertelmann, Captain ; Nailima Ahuna, Fisherman ; Dennis J. Chun, Historian ; Maulili Dixon, Cook ; Kainoa Lee ; Liloa Long ; Jay Paikai ; Chadd Ka ʻonohi Paishon ; Ben Tamura, M.D. ; `` Tava '' Taupu Pape ʻete -- Ra ʻiatea : 10 September 1992 to 16 September 1992 Crew : Nainoa Thompson, Sailing master ; Chad Baybayan, Navigator ; Keahi Omai, Navigator ; `` Billy '' Richards, Captain ; Gilbert Ane ; John Eddy, Film Documentation ; Clement `` Tiger '' Espere ; Brickwood Galuteria, Communications ; Harry Ho ; Sol Kahoohalahala ; Dennis Kawaharada, Communications ; Reggie Keaunui ; Keone Nunes, Oral Historian ; Eric Martinson ; Nalani Minton, Traditional Medicine ; Esther Mookini, Hawaiian Language ; Mel Paoa ; Cliff Watson, Film Documentation ; Nathan Wong, M.D. Ra ʻiatea, Society Islands, French Polynesia -- Mauke, Cook Islands -- Aitutaki -- Rarotonga : 20 September 1992 to 16 October 1992 Crew : Nainoa Thompson, Sailing master ; Chad Baybayan, Navigator ; Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa, Captain ; Moana Doi, Photo Documentation ; John Eddy, Film Documentation ; Ben Finney, Scholar ; `` Wally '' Froseith, Watch Captain ; Brickwood Galuteria, Communications ; Harry Ho ; Ka ʻau McKenney ; Keahi Omai ; Keone Nunes, Oral Historian ; `` Billy '' Richards, Watch Captain ; Cliff Watson, Film Documentation Cook Islands Additional Crew : Clive Baxter ( Aitutaki ) ; Tura Koronui ( Atiu ) ; Dorn Marsters ( Aitutaki ) ; Tua Pittman ( Rarotonga ) ; Nga Pou ʻaʻo ( Mitiaro ) ; Ma ʻara Tearaua ( Mangaia ) ; Pe ʻia Tua ʻati ( Mauke ) Rarotonga, Cook Islands -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia -- Honaunau, Hawai ʻi Island, United States : 26 October 1992 to 1 December 1992 Co-navigators : Bruce Blankenfeld, `` Kimo '' Lyman ; Captain : Michael Tongg ; Sailing Master : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captain and Cook : `` Snake '' Ah Hee ; Watch Captain : Aaron Young ; Ship 's Doctor : Pat Aiu, M.D ; Historian : Carlos Andrade ; Fisherman : Terry Hee ; Communications : Scott Sullivan ; Crew : Archie Kalepa, Suzette Smith, Wallace Wong, Gary Yuen Na ʻOhana Holo Moana ( ' the Voyaging Families of the Vast Ocean ' ) ( 1995 ) Spring voyage segment In the spring, Hōkūle ʻa, along with sister ships Hawai'iloa and Makali'i, sailed from Hawai ʻi to Tahiti. They participated in a gathering of voyaging canoes from across Oceania at nearby Marae Taputapuatea, Ra ʻiatea, which led to the lifting of a six - centuries - old tapu on voyaging from Ra ʻiatea. Then all the canoes returned to Tahiti, sailed to Nuku Hiva in the Marquesas and on to Hawai ʻi. This was only the first part of a voyage spanning spring and summer known as `` Nā ʻOhana Holo Moana '' or The Voyaging Families of the Vast Ocean. Hōkūle ʻa was escorted by Gershon II under Steve Kornberg ; Rizaldar, under Randy Wichman, also escorted. Hilo, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Pape ʻete, Tahiti, Society Islands, French Polynesia : 11 february 1995 to 4 March 1995 Sailing Master : Nainoa Thompson ; Navigators : Ka ʻau McKenney, Keahi Omai ; Crew : Shantell Ching, Junior Coleman, Catherine Fuller, Harry Ho, Mau Piailug, Sesario Sewralur ( son of Mau Piailug ), Ben Tamura, MD ; `` Tava '' Taupu, Michael Tongg, Kamaki Worthington. After Hōkūle ʻa sighted Tikehau on 2 March 1995, Navigators Ka ʻau McKenney and Keahi Omai turned over navigation to their apprentices, Junior Coleman and Sesario Sewralur, who guided the vessel to landfall in Pape ʻete, Tahiti. Tautira, Tahiti -- fare, huahine -- marae Taputapuatea, Ra ʻiatea -- taha ʻa -- Tautira, Tahiti : 16 March 1995 to 24 March 1995 The crew may be the same as on the previous leg, but this is speculation. This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Tautira, Tahiti, Society Islands -- Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands : 6 April 1995 to 15 April 1995 Navigator and Captain : Chad Baybayan ; This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Taiohae Bay, Nuku Hiva, Marquesas, French Polynesia -- Hilo, Hawai ʻi Island, United States : 20 April 1995 to 7 May 1995 Navigator and Captain : Chad Baybayan ; Co-assistant navigators : Moana Doi, Pi ʻikea Miller ; Watch Captains : `` Snake '' Ah Hee, `` Tava '' Taupu, Michael Tongg ; Medical Officer : Mel Paoa ; Fisherman and Teacher : Nainoa Thompson ; Cook : Gary Yuen ; Crew : Clyde Aikau, Sam Pautu, Mau Piailug, Sesario Sewralur, Gary Suzuki Summer voyage segment In the summer : Hōkūle ʻa and Hawai'iloa sailed the West Coast of the United States. Both vessels were shipped from Hawai ʻi to Seattle, Washington, after which they sailed to Vancouver, British Columbia. They visited intermediate ports, where local American Indian tribes often hosted them to a dinner and gift exchange. From Vancouver, Hawai'iloa sailed as far north as Haines, Alaska. Hōkūle ʻa sailed south to San Diego via Portland, Oregon, and the California ports of San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Long Beach. The voyaging canoes were shipped back to Hawai ʻi : Hōkūle ʻa from San Pedro ; Hawai'iloa from Seattle. This summer part of the voyage promoted cultural and educational exchanges with Hawaiians ( some of whom had never been to Hawai ʻi ), Native Americans, and other people living on the United States West Coast. Crew : Captains : Gordon Pi ʻianaiʻa, `` Kimo '' Lyman, Michael Tongg, Chad Baybayan ; Crew : Gil Ane, Beth Atuatasi ( née Saurer ), Moana Doi, Laulima Lyman, Leon Sterling, Matthew Tongg Stops in the puget sound and straits of georgia and juan de fuca area Hōkūle ʻa visited : Pier 57, Seattle, Washington, United States : 19 May 1995 to 26 May 1995 Hōkūle ʻa crew participated in National Maritime Week festivities and shared a dinner hosted by the Muckleshoot, Puyallup, Suquamish nations and Wayfinders of the Pacific. Golden Gardens, Shilshole Bay : 27 May 1995 to 28 May 1995 A potlatch with First Nations was shared with ho ʻolauleʻa ( celebration ) ; Hōkūle ʻa supported the Polynesian Youth Games hosted by Seattle Parks and Recreation Chinook Landing Marina, Puyallup Nation, Tacoma : 28 May 1995 to 1 June 1995 As well as sharing educational outreach and cultural exchange, crew shared in a luau. Suquamish Reservation : 1 June 1995 to 2 June 1995 Lummi Nation, Bellingham : 3 June 1995 to 4 June 1995 Squalicum Harbor, Bellingham : 5 June 1995 Swinomish Reservation, Skagit, Washington, United States : 6 June 1995 Vancouver Maritime Museum, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada : 7 June 1995 to 8 June 1995 Exchange with the Assembly of First Nations Makah Nation, Neah Bay, Washington, United States : 9 June 1995 to 11 June 1995 Neah Bay -- Portland, Oregon : 12 June 1995 to 15 June 1995 ; Columbia river Hōkūle ʻa visited : Kalama, Washington where crew shared a dinner with Kalama ʻOhana : 16 June 1995 Fort Vancouver, Washington public dock where Hōkūle ʻa was part of a festival and the rededication of Kanaka Village : 17 June 1995 to 20 June 1995 Portland, Oregon -- San Francisco, California : 21 June 1995 to 29 June 1995 Hōkūle ʻa visited : Hyde Street Pier arrival for 1 July 1995 welcoming ceremony and festival at Crissy Field, 2 July 1995 Long Boat Regatta on the bay, Hawaiian music concert and Polynesian festival at Lawrence Hall of Science. San Francisco -- Santa Barbara : 3 July 1995 to 9 July 1995 Hōkūle ʻa visited : Santa Barbara Harbor Marina : 10 July 1995 to 11 July 1995, interchange with the Santa Barbara Outrigger Canoe Club, Cousteau Institute, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara -- Long Beach : 11 July 1995 to 12 July 1995 Hōkūle ʻa visited : Gabrieleño / Tongva Tribal Council, Kalifornia Outrigger Association, Hawaiian Civic Clubs, the Rapa Nui Outrigger Club, and the City of Long Beach, on 12 July 1995 ; A two - day symposium with scholars, scientists, and master artisans called Century of the Pakipika, 13 July 1995 to 14 July 1995 ; A Hawaiian and Pacific Island Festival with teachers ' workshops, the annual Long Beach Ho ʻolauleʻa Canoe Regatta and a farewell dinner and ceremonies, 13 July 1995 to 19 July 1995 Long Beach -- San Diego : 20 July 1995 Hōkūle ʻa visited : Embarcadero, San Diego, there was a welcoming ceremony, 22 July 1995, A Hawaiian and Pacific Islands festival, and an exhibition, called : Hale Naua, or `` Turning Back the Sky, '' at the San Diego Museum of Man, 23 July 1995 to 25 July 1995 San Diego -- San Pedro : 26 July 1995 to 28 July 1995 ; from San Pedro, Hōkūle ʻa returned to Hawai ʻi by ship, courtesy of Alexander & Baldwin Foundation and Matson This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Closing the Triangle ( 1999 - 2000 ) Hōkūle ʻa sailed from Hawai ʻi to Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ) and back, via the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. While in the Marquesas, short trips were made between principal islands of the group ( map ). A brief stop was made at Pitcairn Island on the Mangareva -- Rapa Nui leg. A technically challenging voyage due to Rapa Nui 's isolation and location over 1,000 miles upwind ; it is known as `` Closing the Triangle '' because it took the canoe to the southeastern Pacific for the first time. Kama Hele escorted the voyage. ʻ, United States Island, United States -- Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia : 15 June 1999 to 13 July 1999 Navigator and Captain : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Apprentice Navigator : Pi ʻikea Miller ; Watch Captains : Dennis Chun, Terry Hee, Leon Paoa Sterling ; Crew : Russell Amimoto, Desmon Antone, Darcy Attisani, Kekama Helm, Ka ʻau McKenney, Atwood Makanani, Hau ʻoli Smith, Wallace Wong Nuku Hiva -- Ua Pou -- Ua Huka -- Tahuata -- Fatu Hiva -- Hiva Oa -- Mangareva, Gambier Islands : 2 August 1999 to 29 August 1999 Navigator and Captain : Chad Baybayan ; Apprentice Navigators : Moana Doi, Catherine Fuller ; Student Navigator : Aldon Kim ; Watch Captains : Terry Hee, Mel Paoa, `` Tava '' Taupu ; Protocol Officer : Kaniela Akaka ; Crew : Tim Gilliom, Kealoha Hoe, Aeronwy Polo, Mona Shintani, Gary Suzuki, Nalani Wilson, Gary Yuen Mangareva, French Polynesia -- Pitcairn, Pitcairn Islands -- Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ), Territory of Chile : 21 September 1999 to 9 October 1999 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Navigators : Bruce Blankenfeld, Chad Baybayan ; Medical Officer : Ben Tamura, MD ; Photographer and Videographer : Sonny Ahuna ; Crew : Shantell Ching, Terry Hee, Mel Paoa, `` Tava '' Taupu, Michael Tongg, Max Yarawamai, Aaron Young Rapa Nui ( Easter Island ), Territory of Chile -- Tahiti, French Polynesia : 9 November 1999 to 3 December 1999 Navigator : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Captain : `` Wally '' Froiseth ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Bob Bee, Blane Chong, Dennis Chun, Terry Hee, Nalani Kaneakua, Kawika Crivello, Kealoha Hoe, `` Kimo '' Lyman, Kawai Warren, Kamaki Worthington Tahiti, French Polynesia -- Kaunakakai, Moloka ʻi, Hawai ʻi, United States : 5 February 2000 to 27 February 2000 Navigator : Nainoa Thompson ; Navigator : Shantell Ching ; Crew : `` Snake '' Ah Hee, Chad Baybayan, Pomaikalani `` Pomai '' Bertelmann, Bruce Blankenfeld, Sam Low, Joey Mallot, Kahualaulani Mick, Ka ʻiulani Murphy, Kau ʻi Pelekane, `` Tava '' Taupu, Michael Tongg, Dr. Patrice Ming - Lei Tim Sing, Kona Woolsey Navigating Change ( 2003 - 2004 ) In 2003, Hōkūle ʻa sailed to Nihoa, the closest of the `` leeward, '' or Northwestern Hawaiian Islands ( maps : small and large scale ), to set the stage for the 2004 voyage to the furthest, most westerly of them, Kure Atoll. Hōkūle ʻa 's 2004 voyage took the canoe through the area now comprising the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to promote stewardship and awareness of this area. Hōkūle ʻa participated in an interagency initiative with this voyage named after it, called `` Navigating Change ''. Upon reaching the remote islands, the crew helped remove hundreds of pounds of washed - up fishing nets that threatened Hawaiian monk seals and Hawaiian Green sea turtles and also helped with plant conservation. About 1,600 schoolchildren linked to the vessel by daily satellite phone calls. Teachers prepared with curriculum guides, video and web resources. Navigating Change was supported by US Fish & Wildlife Service, Polynesian Voyaging Society, Bishop Museum, NOAA, Hawai'i Department of Education, Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawai ʻi Maritime Center, University of Hawai ʻi, The Nature Conservancy, Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, Coastal Zone Management Hawai ʻi, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and the Pacific American Foundation. Kama Hele escorted the voyage. Oahu -- Kaua ʻi : 7 September 2003 to ? Captain : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Crew : Carey Amimoto, Anela Benson, Leimomi Dierks, Timmy Gilliom, Kiki Hugho, Nohea Kaiaokamalie, Jerry Muller, Dean Nikaido, Mel Paoa, Ronson Sahut, Jan TenBruggencate, Boyd Yap Kaua ʻi -- Nihoa : 9 September 2003 to ? Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Crew : Russell Amimoto, Na ʻalehu Anthony, Bruce Blankenfeld, Nohea Kaiaokamalie, Cindy Macfarlane, Mel Paoa, Jan TenBruggencate, Kana Uchino, Alex Wegman, Aulani Wilhelm This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. ʻ Harbor, ʻ, Hawai ʻi -- ʻ, Kaua ʻi : 2 May 2004 to 3 May 2004 Navigator : Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Captain : Russell Amimoto ; Crew : Jan TenBruggencate, This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. ʻ Bay, Kaua ʻi -- Nihoa Island -- Tern Island, French Frigate Shoals -- Laysan Island -- Lisianski Island -- Pearl and Hermes Atoll -- Green Island, Kure Atoll -- Midway Atoll : 23 May 2004 to 9 June 2004 Navigator : Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Sailing Master : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Watch Captain : Russell Amimoto ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Ann Bell ; Leimomi Kekina Dierks, Randy Kosaki, Keoni Kuoha, Cherie Shehata, MD, `` Tava '' Taupu, Jan TenBruggencate, Kanako Uchino, Kaleo Wong Midway Atoll -- ʻ : 11 June 2004 to 22 June 2004 Navigator : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Captain : Mel Paoa ; Terry Hee, Kealoha Hoe, Nohea Kaiaokamalie, Keoni Kuoha, Ka ʻiulani Murphy, `` Tava '' Taupu, Mike Taylor, Gary Yuen ʻ -- ʻ, ʻ, : 23 June 2004 to 24 June 2004 Captain : Russell Amimoto ; Gerald Aikau This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. One Ocean, One People ( 2007 ) The One Ocean, One People theme united two voyages in celebration of Pacific voyaging, Pacific Islands, and cultural ties, in passages to Micronesia and Japan. These voyages were named Kū Holo Mau and Kū Holo Lā Komohana. Kama Hele escorted the voyage. Kū Holo Mau Accompanied by the canoe Alingano Maisu and specialized escort boat Kama Hele, ( photo below, in gallery ) Hōkūle ʻa sailed from Hawai ʻi to the Federated States of Micronesia, 23 January to 7 April 2007. This voyage is known as `` Kū Holo Mau '', or `` Sail On, Sail Always, Sail Forever. '' While on the island of Satawal, the crew of the Hōkūle ʻa presented the Alingano Maisu to Mau Piailug. While at Satawal, some Hōkūle ʻa navigators who had proven their mastery of non-instrument sailing and navigation over many ocean passages were inducted into Pwo, pronounced `` poh. '' This was the first Pwo ceremony on Satawal in five decades, and the first time Polynesians were inducted. Kawaihae, Hawai ʻi Island, United States -- Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands : 23 January 2007 to 18 February 2007 Navigator and Captain : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Ben Tamura ; Crew : Russell Amimoto, Bob Bee, Terry Hee, Nohea Kai ʻokamalie, Kaleo Wong, Palani Wright Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands -- Federated States of Micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia : 21 February 2007 to 28 February 2007 Navigator and Captain : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Gerald Akaka ; Crew : Russell Amimoto, Terry Hee, Nohea Kai ʻokamalie, Gary Kubota, Kaleo Wong, Palani Wright Pohnpei -- Chuuk : 6 March 2007 to 9 March 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Marjorie Mau ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Pomai Bertelmann, Gary Kubota, Keoni Kuoha, Nick Marr, `` Billy '' Richards, Ana Yarawamai, Max Yarawamai, Pauline Yourupi Chuuk -- Satawal, Yap State : 11 March 2007 to 21 March 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Marjorie Mau ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Chad Baybayan, `` Shorty '' Bertelmann, Pomai Bertelmann, Bruce Blankenfeld, `` Snake '' Ah Hee, John Kruse, Gary Kubota, Keoni Kuoha, Nick Marr, `` Billy '' Richards, Ana Yarawamai, Max Yarawamai, Pauline Yourupi Satawal -- Woleai Atoll : 19 March 2007 to 21 March 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Marjorie Mau ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Chad Baybayan, `` Shorty '' Bertelmann, Pomai Bertelmann, Bruce Blankenfeld, `` Snake '' Ah Hee, John Kruse, Gary Kubota, Keoni Kuoha, Nick Marr, `` Billy '' Richards, Ana Yarawamai, Max Yarawamai, Pauline Yourupi Woleai -- Ulithi Atoll : 21 March 2007 to 23 March 2007 Navigator : Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani ; Medical Officer : Dr. Marjorie Mau ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Chad Baybayan, Pomai Bertelmann, Gary Kubota, Keoni Kuoha, Nick Marr, `` Billy '' Richards, Ana Yarawamai, Max Yarawamai, Pauline Yourupi Ulithi -- Yap Island : 21 March 2007 to 23 March 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Marjorie Mau ; Crew : Na ʻalehu Anthony, Chad Baybayan, Pomai Bertelmann, Bruce Blankenfeld, Dr. Thane Hancock, `` Snake '' Ah Hee, John Kruse, Gary Kubota, Keoni Kuoha, Nick Marr, `` Billy '' Richards, Ana Yarawamai, Max Yarawamai, Pauline Yourupi Colonia, Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia -- Palau ( map ) : 29 March 2007 to 31 March 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Medical Officer : Dr. Vernon Andsell ; Crew : Aaron Akina, Na ʻalehu Anthony, Pomai Bertelmann, Dennis Eric Co, Emily Fielding, Keoni Kuoha, Waimea McKeague, Tommy Remengesau ( President of Palau ), Pauline Sato, Patti Ann Solomon, Jennifer Yano Palau -- Colonia, Yap Island, Federated States of Micronesia : 5 April 2007 to 7 April 2007 Navigator : Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Captain : Na ʻalehu Anthony ; Watch Captains : Tim Gilliom, Attwood Makanani, Nainoa Thompson ; Medical Officer : Dr. Vernon Andsell ; Crew : Aaron Akina, Pomai Bertelmann, Dennis Eric Co, Emily Fielding, Keoni Kuoha, Waimea McKeague, Pauline Sato, Patti Ann Solomon Kū Holo Lā Komohana From Yap, the Hōkūle ʻa sailed to Yokohama, Japan, from 11 April 2007 to 8 June 2007. Upon sighting Kyūshū, navigation of coastal and inland seas utilized landmarks and aids to navigation. From departure to landfall at Okinawa, Japan, Hōkūle ʻa was guided by Nainoa Thompson. Chad Baybayan then guided the vessel to further stops at Amami, Uto, Nomozaki, Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Shinmoji marina in Moji - ku, Iwaishima and Suō - Ōshima ( Ōshima ). Nainoa Thompson resumed as captain for stops at Miyajima and Hiroshima ( image ). Bruce Blankenfeld took over for stops at Uwajima, Muroto, Miura and Kamakura before concluding the voyage in Yokohama. This voyage is known as `` Kū Holo Lā Komohana '', or Sail On to the Western Sun. While Hōkūle ʻa was shipped back to Honolulu, escort vessel Kama Hele sailed back to Oʻahu under German Captain Mike Weindl with six Japanese crewmembers. Yap, Federated States of Micronesia -- Okinawa, Japan 11 April 2007 to 23 April 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Crew : Takuji Araki ( Japan ), Pomai Bertelmann, Timi Gilliom, Kaina Holomalia, Attwood Makanani, Ka ʻiulani Murphy, Maile Neff, Chadd Ka ʻonohi Paishon, Dr. Pete Roney, Kanaka Uchino ( Japan ). Okinawa -- Ōshima 28 April 2007 to 19 May 2007 Captain : Chad Baybayan ; Crew : Imaikalani P. Aiu, Takuji Araki, Kalepa `` Kala '' Baybayan, Stephanie M. Beeby, Anela K. Benson, Dennis J. Chun, Monte Costa, Derek Ferrar, Timmy Gilliom, Heidi K. Guth, Kaimi C. Hermosura, Kiyoko Ikeda, William Keala Kai, Attwood Makanani, Chadd Ka ʻonohi Paishon, Maka ʻala Rawlins, Dr. Cherie L. Shehata, Van K. Warren Ōshima -- Uwajima 26 May 2007 to 27 May 2007 Navigator and Captain : Nainoa Thompson ; Watch Captain : Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Crew : Imaikalani P. Aiu, Takuji Araki, Nanea Baird, Stephanie M. Beeby, Anela K. Benson, Pomai Bertelmann, Dennis J. Chun, Monte Costa, Heidi K. Guth, Kaimi C. Hermosura, Kiyoko Ikeda, William Keala Kai, Attwood Makanani, Chadd Ka ʻonohi Paishon, Dr. Cherie L. Shehata, Sky Takemoto, Kanako Uchino, Van K. Warren Uwajima -- Yokohama 3 June 2007 to 9 June 2007 Navigator and Captain : Bruce Blankenfeld ; Senior Officers : Norman Pi ʻianaiʻa, `` Tava '' Taupu ; Watch Captain : Na ʻalehu Anthony ; Crew : Takuji Araki, Chris Baird, Dennis Kawaharada, Attwood Makanani, Dr. Cherie L. Shehata, Patti - Ann Solomon ; Watch Captain : Ka ʻiulani Murphy ; Crew : Pomai Bertelmann, Dean Nikaido, Chadd Ka ʻonohi Paishon, Leighton Tseu ( representing the Royal Order of Kamehameha ), Kanako Uchino, Kiyotsugu Yoshida ( Sunset Films ) Mälama Honua ( Worldwide voyage ) ( 2014 - 2017 ) This list is incomplete ; you can help by expanding it. Legs Polynesia, May 2014 - April 2015 Malama Hawai ʻi : Statewide Sail Hawai ʻi -- Tahiti Tahiti -- Samoa Apia and Phoenix Islands Tutuila to Aotearoa Aotearoa I ( Australia and ) Indian Ocean, May 2015 - December 2015 Including Sydney July 2015 : Great Barrier Reef August 2015 : Bali September 2015 : Mauritius November 2015 : South Africa Atlantic and Caribbean, January 2016 - February 2016 January 2016 St. Helena, en route to Brazil March 2016 US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean March 2016 Havana, Cuba ' N. America & Canada ', April 2016 - December 2016 April 2016 interior waterways of Florida April 2016 NASA Kennedy Space Center May 2016 Washington, D.C. June 2016 New York City June 2016 Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine July 2016 Mystic Seaport July 2016 Martha 's Vineyard July 2016 Mt Desert, Maine August 2016 Nova Scotia and the Bay of Fundy September 2016 ( Great Lakes journey ) Great Lakes and Ontario, Canada. September 2016 Glens Falls, NY. October 2016 Virginia ( Dry docked for maintenance, and on display ) December 2016 Miami December 2016 towards the Panama Canal January 2017 ' reached Panama this week ' Pacific Return January 2017 - June 2017 January 2017 Back in the Pacific after two - day transit through the Panama Canal February 2017 Galapagos March 2017 Rapa Nui April 2017 Tahiti June 2017 Hawai'i : Homecoming Homecoming, Magic Island, Oʻahu June 17 2017. Images Galley and Diamond Bakery 's cookie bucket Motto, Kapu nā Keiki, engraved on a crossbeam of Hōkūle'a Steering sweep grip of portside Inside a compartment Radio system Hōkūle'a arrives in Yokohama Bay, 2007 ; Yokohama Bay Bridge in background Kama Hele at Port of Yokohama, on the day Hōkūle'a finished the 2007 Micronesia - Japan voyage Hōkūle'a at Kailua Beach, 1 May 2005 Hokule'a 2009 See also Hawai ʻiloa History of the Pacific Islands Pacific Islands Polynesian navigation Experimental archaeology Hokule ʻa class starship, about a class of starships in the Star Trek series named after the Hokule ʻa Notes a. Derek Ferrar ( October -- November 2007 ). `` In the Land of the Western Sun ''. Hana Hou ! Vol. 10 No. 5 ( Article includes a travel diary from May 14 in Fukuoka through May 25 in Hiroshima ). After the new canoe was presented to Mau in March, Hōkūle'a continued on a second mission, dubbed `` Kū Holo Lā Komohana '' ( Sail on to the Western Sun ), crossing 1,200 miles from the Micronesian island of Yap to Okinawa and then hopscotching through the islands of southern Japan to Yokohama. The journey was conceived to honor the cultural ties between Japan and Hawaiʻi, which began with the visit of King Kalākaua to the Emperor Meiji in 1881 and were strengthened by the subsequent emigration of thousands of Japanese contract laborers to the Islands ' sugarcane plantations, many of whom remained in Hawaiʻi, forever weaving their heritage into the fabric of Island life. * Shown at first mention of the crew person 's name, denotes this person has died. For voyages across the International Date Line, dates shown below are standardized on Hawai'i time. Footnotes ^ Jump up to : http://archive.hokulea.com/ike/kalai_waa/hokulea_photo_gallery.html Jump up ^ Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert ( 2003 ). `` lookup of Hōkūleʻa ''. in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Jump up ^ Finney et al. ( 1994 ), p. xiii, offers pronunciation guidance for the boat 's name, `` The macrons ( '' kahakō '' in Hawaiian ) over vowels indicate that they are longer than unmarked vowels and are stressed. The ʻ ( character, called `` okina '', ) indicates a consonant called a glottal stop. It is similar to the sound between oh 's in the English oh - oh. '' Jump up ^ Chun, Naomi N.Y. ; with illustrations by Robin Y. Burningham ( 1995 ) ( 1988 ). `` Chapter 10 : Types of Canoes ''. Hawaiian Canoe - Building Traditions ( in English and portions : haw ). E. Nuʻulani Atkins ( Revised ed. ). Honolulu, HI : Kamehameha Schools Press and HDL : Hawaiʻi Digital Library. pp. 57 -- 62. ISBN 0 - 87336 - 043 - 5. CS1 maint : Unrecognized language ( link ) This is available online, or archived by WebCite. Jump up ^ Mary Kawena Pukui and Samuel Hoyt Elbert ( 2003 ). `` lookup of waʻa kaulua ''. in Hawaiian Dictionary. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library, University of Hawaii Press. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Canoe Parts -- Hōkūle'a ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society Visuals ( in Hawaiian and English ). Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04. A line drawing with vessel specifications, configuration, and parts named. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` 360 degree tour of Hōkūle'a ''. The Honolulu Advertiser : Hōkūle'a : 2007 Voyages to Micronesia and Japan ( in English and Hawaiian ). Gannett Company. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Requires Flash, a free downloadable viewer from Adobe. ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` The Building of the Hōkūle'a -- 1973 - 75 ''. Canoe Building. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ Kawaharada, Dennis. `` Wayfinding : Modern Methods and Techniques of Non-Instrument Navigation, Based on Pacific Traditions ''. Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions. Honolulu, HI, USA : Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012. This section of the Polynesian Voyaging Society web site offers and introduction to techniques ; links in the right sidebar provide further information and bibliography. Jump up ^ State of Hawai ʻi, House of Representatives, Twenty - third Legislature, 2006, House Resolution 267 Archived 2011 - 06 - 10 at the Wayback Machine... Read the text of the State Resolution honoring Master Navigator Mau Piailug and the inaugural crew for their achievements. Jump up ^ Finney, Ben. `` Voyaging into Polynesia 's Past : The Founding of the Polynesian Voyaging Society ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04. Dr. Finney discusses founding of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and gives background on contrasting theories of Polynesian settlement such as Thor Heyerdahl ( settlement from Americas ), Andrew Sharp ( settlement by chance from drift voyaging ), and others proposed. Jump up ^ Evenari, Gail. `` Wayfinders : A Pacific Odyssey ''. PBS. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 05. Gail Evenari, crew on the Tonga - Sāmoa leg of the `` Voyage of Rediscovery, '' produced a documentary film on ancient Polynesian voyaging which was broadcast by PBS. The Heyerdahl and Sharp section of the related PBS website summarizes theories of Polynesian settlement which the Hōkūle'a voyages empirically undercut. Jump up ^ Wilford, John Noble ( 18 January 2008 ). `` Pacific Islanders ' Ancestry Emerges in Genetic Study ''. Asia Pacific. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 12. DNA analysis confirms Polynesians ' relationship to Taiwanese Aborigines and East Asians. Jump up ^ ( Finney, Voyage of Rediscovery, p. 71 ) Though Finney 's Voyage of Rediscovery is primarily about the nearly two - year voyage of that name, 1985 - 1987, here Finney speaks about the canoe 's original construction and 1976 voyage. Jump up ^ Due to the International Date Line, the voyage was completed on 8 June, Hawai ʻi time. Jump up ^ Shikina, Rob ( 2009 - 04 - 05 ). `` Journey 's End ''. starbulletin.com. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 25. Jump up ^ Polynesian Voyaging Society. `` Palmyra Training Sail ''. Hokulea Worldwide Voyage. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 26. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 16. About the Palmyra Training Sail Jump up ^ Polynesian Voyaging Society. `` Daily Google Maps Position Tracking for Palmyra Sail ''. Hokulea Worldwide Voyage. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ Polynesian Voyaging Society. `` The Journey ''. Hokulea Worldwide Voyage - Mälama Honua. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 11 - 17. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 16. Jump up ^ Davis, Chelsea. `` Hokule'a and her sister vessel Hikianalia set sail ''. Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 20. Jump up ^ `` thousands - to - gather - for - historic - hokulea - homecoming ''. Hawaii News Now. Retrieved 2017 - 06 - 18. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Hokule'a Plans ''. The Building of the Hokule'a. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04. ^ Jump up to : Kubota, Gary ( 18 March 2007 ). `` Navigators ' Journey of Spirit, Skill Ends : Five Polynesians are Recognized as Select Master Wayfinders ''. Honolulu Star - Bulletin. Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 06. Describes the 2007 induction of Nainoa Thompson, Milton `` Shorty '' Bertelmann, Bruce Blankenfeld, Chadd Ka ʻonohi Paishon, and Chad Kalepa Baybayan into Pwo, 32 years after Hōkūle'a's launching, in recognition of their mastery of Micronesian non-instrument navigation as taught by Mau Piailug. This reference adds that the Pwo ceremony had not been conducted in fifty years, whereas Pwo suggests this was the first Pwo in fifty - six years Jump up ^ Gordon, Mike ( 14 November 2006 ). `` New Canoe a Tribute to Piailug ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 06. Mentions the 1969 death of the last recognized Polynesian navigator and existence of only six Micronesian non-instrument navigators due to younger seafarers ' adoption of GPS and outboard motors over the rigors of learning ancestral non-instrument means of navigating sailing canoes. Jump up ^ ( Thompson, Reflections on Mau Piailug, 1996 ) Jump up ^ KITV.com ( 2010 - 07 - 12 ). `` Master Navigator Mau Piailug Dies ''. KITV Honolulu News. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 23. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 12. ^ Jump up to : `` 1976 Hawai'i to Tahiti and Back ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Jump up ^ Adamski, Mary. Sea Captain Promoted Merchant Fleet Careers Star Bulletin, Honolulu, 31 January 2006, retrieved 23 July 2008. Notes Dave Lyman 's untimely death in 2006 unrelated to sailing on Hōkūle ʻa Jump up ^ Kubota, Gary T. ( 7 July 2006 ). `` The First Voyage : Commemorating Hokuleas Historic 1976 Journey '' ( PDF ). Honolulu Star - Bulletin. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2009 - 06 - 25. This source ( p. 2 ) cites inaugural voyage 's ending when Hōkūle ʻa returned to Hawai ʻi on 26 July 1976 ; for return voyage 's date of commencement, note the citation immediately following. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Hōkūleʻa 1976 ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2010 - 06 - 04. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 05. Map of voyage mentions Hōkūle ʻa 1976 return leg length of 22 days. ^ Jump up to : Kawaharada, Dennis ( 1993 ). `` 5. In the Northeast Tradewinds ''. KCCN Hawaiian Radio Cultural Vignette Series : No Nā Mamo. Polynesian Voyaging Society and KCCN Hawaiian Radio. Archived from the original on 2010 - 01 - 23. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04. Kawaharada adds that the vessel can sail at just over 10 knots ( 10 mph ; 20 km / h ) knots in stronger winds and following seas. Jump up ^ Keani Reiner ^ Jump up to : Piʻianaiʻa, Gordon. `` Kealaikahiki : The Tradition '' ( PDF ). Polynesian Seafaring Heritage. The Kamehameha Schools and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. ^ Jump up to : Kawaharada, Dennis. `` 1992 Voyage : Sail to Rarotonga ''. No Nā Mamo : For the Children. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 11. The writer mentions Pi ʻianaiʻa 's 1977 voyage in his article on the 1992 voyage. Jump up ^ Bakutis, Bunky ( 8 April 1977 ). `` Hōkūleʻa Test Voyage Backs Channel Theory ''. The Honolulu Advertiser. Persis Corporation. pp. A -- 6. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. The article appears alongside others on the same topic on a scanned page which aggregates them. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` 1977 - Kealaikahiki ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives - Secondary Source Information - Crew List. Kamehameha Schools Archives. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. This document includes Bret Berber and Boogie Kalama as crew on the Kealaikahiki Project, whereas Kyselka does not. Jump up ^ Polhemus, David ( 3 March 1978 ). `` Hōkūleʻa capsizes ; 2 copters shuttle crew here ; 1 missing ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 16. Retrieved from Kamehameha Schools archives of Polynesian Voyaging Society activities. ^ Jump up to : Franseen, R.A. `` 61 ' S / Catamaran `` Hokule'a '', O.N. 571798 ; Investigation into the Swamping ( rest deleted ) '' ( PDF ). Report of Investigation, Commander, 14th Coast Guard District. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 16. Retrieved from Unattributed. `` 1978 - Voyage to Tahiti - Analysis : Coast Guard Fact Finding ''. Kamehameha Schools Archives : Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives, Set 2 : 1978 - 1984. Kamehameha Schools. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 16. ^ Jump up to : Kyselka, Will ( October 1987 ). An Ocean in Mind. Kolowalu Books ( 1st ed. ). University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0 - 8248 - 1112 - 7. ^ Jump up to : Finney, Ben R. ( 2003 ). Sailing in the wake of the ancestors : reviving Polynesian voyaging. Legacy of excellence. Honolulu, HI, USA : Bishop Museum Press. p. 168. ISBN 978 - 1581780246. OCLC 607259780. Retrieved September 8, 2012. ( subscription required ) Jump up ^ Later Marion Lyman - Mersereau Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Voyage to Tahiti Cancelled After Canoe Swamping - 1978 ''. Voyages : From 1976. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Nainoa explains in Kawaharada on navigation that Mau had not previously shared this detail. The delicacy of Mau 's signal reading demonstrates the navigator 's intimate connection to his environment. Jump up ^ In Kawaharada on navigation, Dennis Kawaharada quotes Nainoa Thompson sharing knowledge of how to read birds for navigation, learned from Mau. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 1979 ). `` Syllabus materials '' ( PDF ). Hokule'a Training Program. The Kamehameha Schools Archives and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 1980 - 02 - 09 ). `` Communications and Electronic Safety Measures Taken for your Voyage to Tahiti and Back ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives. The Kamehameha Schools Archives and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. Documents use of escort boat and some of the safety measures implemented for the 1980 voyage. ^ Jump up to : Hollis, Robert ( 1980 - 04 - 17 ). `` Tahitians welcome Hokule'a ''. The Honolulu Advertiser. Persis Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2002 - 10 - 31 ). `` Kauaʻi 's Dr. Patrick Aiu was Hokuleʻa voyager ''. The Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ Finney, Ben. `` Voyaging into Polynesia 's Past ; Hawaiʻi to Tahiti and Return : 1980 ''. 1980 Voyage Homepage. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Finney, Among & et al. 1994, p. 96. Jump up ^ Finney, Ben ( 1992 ). Voyaging into Polynesia 's Past. From Sea to Space ( The Macmillan Brown Memorial Lectures 1989 ). Palmerston North, New Zealand : Massey University. pp. 5 -- 65. ISBN 0 - 908665 - 59 - 8. Dr. Finney gives a short account of the Voyage of Rediscovery. Jump up ^ Finney 1994, p. 120. Jump up ^ Finney, Among & et al. 1994, pp. 327 -- 329 This is the authoritative printed crew list for these legs of the voyage. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Voyage of Rediscovery : 1985 - 87 ''. Voyage of Rediscovery. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 22. This page lists crew for all legs of the Voyage of Rediscovery and directs readers to further resources. Raukete Tuiravakai and Reo Tuiravakai, both of Aitutaki, are omitted from this web list but shown in Finney, Among & et al. 1994, p. 328 Jump up ^ Thompson, Nainoa. `` The Voyage of Rediscovery : 1985 - 1987 ''. The Voyage of Rediscovery. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Nainoa 's moving account of the voyage to Waitangi that reconnected Māori and Hawaiian with their ancestral history. Jump up ^ Griffiths, Rhonda. `` 1992 Festival of Pacific Arts, Cook Islands ''. Festivals of Pacific Arts. Secretariat of the Pacific Community. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 12. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 25. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Overview of the Festival of Pacific Arts ''. Festival of Pacific Arts. Archived from the original on 2010 - 10 - 31. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. This festival brings together cultures from across the Pacific every four years. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Voyage to Ra'iatea and Rarotonga : 1992 ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 17. Retrieved September 6, 2012. Jump up ^ Wong, Wallace. `` Journal of Wallace Wong : Rarotonga to Hawaiʻi, November 16 -- 30, 1992 ''. No Nā Mamo : For the Children. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Kubota, Gary T. ( 7 July 2006 ). `` Hokule'a 30th Anniversary '' ( PDF ). Honolulu Star - Bulletin ; Hokule'a 30th Anniversary Special Section. Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 28. On p. 2, the section on the 1992 voyage notes the Honaunau departure. Jump up ^ Chun, Dennis. `` 1992 Voyage : Hawai'i to Tahiti ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Provides narrative about first leg of No Na Mamo and biographical information on key crew members. Jump up ^ Kawaharada, Dennis. `` 1992 Voyage : Sail to Ra'iatea ''. No Na Mamo Voyage to Ra'iatea and Rarotonga. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. A narrative of the voyage by Communications crew Kawaharada. Jump up ^ Kawaharada, Dennis. `` 1992 : The Voyage Home ''. No Na Mamo Voyage to Ra'iatea and Rarotonga. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 06. Jump up ^ Finney, Ben. `` Sin at Awarua ''. 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva in the Marquesas Islands. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 05. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Map of 1995 Na ʻOhana Holo Moana Voyage ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2010 - 06 - 04. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Louvat, Marc. `` Meeting at Taputapuatea, 1995 ''. A Fano Ra - Navigation Ancestrale ( in fra and portions in en - US ). Institut de la Communication Audiovisuelle - Polynésie française. Archived from the original on 2007 - 09 - 24. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 05. CS1 maint : Unrecognized language ( link ) This is 20MB Flash video of the 1995 ceremony at Taputapuatea marae. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Departure from Hawaiʻi ( Feb 3 - 11 ) ''. Spring 1995 : Nā ʻOhana Holo Moana. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Landfall Tahiti ( Feb. 27 - Mar. 5 ) ''. Spring 1995 : Na ʻOhana Holo Moana. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Ceremonies at Taputapuatea, Raʻiatea ( Mar. 7 - 29 ) ''. Spring 1995 : Na ʻOhana Holo Moana. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` To Nukuhiva, Marquesas Islands ( April 15 -- 18 ) ''. Spring 1995 : Na ʻOhana Holo Moana. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Documents dates of departure from Tautira and arrival at Taiohae Bay. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Welcome Back to Hawaiʻi ( May 3 -- 14 ) ''. Spring 1995 : Na ʻOhana Holo Moana. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 07. ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` Sailing for Hawaiʻi ( Apr. 20 - May 2 ) ''. Spring 1995 : Na ʻOhana Holo Moana. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Crew List 1995 Nuku Hiva ''. The Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives. The Kamehameha Schools and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 26. This source shows Kainoa Lee as crew on Hōkūle ʻa while the PVS website shows him as a watch captain, not on Hōkūle ʻa, but rather, on Hawai'iloa. Jump up ^ Hawai'iloa was built of traditional materials, with the sponsorship of the Bishop Museum 's Native Hawaiian Culture and Arts Program in response to the Hōkūle ʻa voyages ' revival of interest in Native Hawaiian culture. But no healthy koa trees large enough for her hulls could be found in Hawai ʻi 's forests. This dilemma led to action to help Hawai ʻ 's environment including planting koa seedlings for future generations, because traditional Hawaiian culture and Hawai ʻi 's environment interdepend. ( See Sam Low, Sacred Forests on Polynesian Voyaging Society web site, retrieved 7 August 2008 quoting Nainoa Thompson about `` Mālama Hawai ʻi '' ) So, to build Hawai'iloa without having to wait several centuries for the koa to grow, the Polynesian Voyaging Society accepted a gift of two enormous 400 - year - old Sitka spruce logs from the forests of the Tsimshian, Haida, and Tlingit Native Alaskans. Hawai'iloa's voyage through Southeast Alaska was to thank these people for their kindness and to recognize their contribution to Hawaiian native culture ( See Northwest - Alaska 1995 Home on Polynesian Voyaging Society web site, retrieved 7 August 2008 ) Jump up ^ Saurer, Beth ( Fall 1995 ). `` Sailing and Practicing Law the Hawaiian Way ''. California Western Alumni News ( in English and portions haw ). San Diego : California Western School of Law : 1, 4. CS1 maint : Unrecognized language ( link ) Beth Atuatasi was aboard from San Diego to San Pedro ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` The Northwest - Alaska and West Coast Tours ''. Summer 1995 : Northwest - Alaska and West Coast Tours. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Atuatasi ( née Saurer ), Beth ; Mario Borja ; Dewey Slough ( 1995 ). Pacific Islander Festival program booklet ( First ed. ). San Diego : Hōkūleʻa Steering Committee. Documents Gil Ane, Chad Baybayan, Moana Doi, Laulima Lyman, Leon Sterling, Matthew Tongg, Michael Tongg ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` Voyaging Schedule for the West Coast Trip of the Hokuleʻa Voyaging Canoe ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society Archives. The Kamehameha Schools and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 25. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 2006 - 08 - 02 ). `` Introduction to the Village ''. Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. United States National Park Service. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 06. About Kanaka Village. Jump up ^ Brookman, David Y. ( 2007 ). `` Mata Hoe Vaka Kahu Kahu O Hera Rapa Nui ''. ( www.netaxs.com/ ~ trance / rapanui. html Easter Island Home Page ). David Y. Brookman. Archived from the original on 2008 - 09 - 25. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Vision, Exploration and the Voyage to Rapa Nui ( map ) ''. 1999 - 2000 Voyage to Rapa Nui. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 22. A map of the voyage showing projected route. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Isles of Hiva ( The Marquesas ) ''. The Voyage to Nuku Hiva : Leg 2 : Nukuhiva to Mangareva. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 24. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Voyage to the Marquesas : June 15 -- July 14 ''. Closing the Triangle : A Quest for Rapa Nui. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 25. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 1999 - 07 - 23 ). `` Closing the Triangle : A Quest for Rapa Nui ''. Voyages : From 1976. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` Leg 1 : Hawaiʻi to Nukuhiva ''. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000 ''. Voyages : From 1976. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. This page gives arrival and departure dates for all the passages of this voyage. ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` Leg 2 : Nukuhiva to Mangareva ''. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Leg 3 : Mangareva to Rapa Nui ''. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Leg 4 : Rapa Nui to Tahiti ''. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Leg 5 : Tahiti to Hawaiʻi ''. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Navigating Change : The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 2003 - 2004 ''. Voyages : From 1976. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ `` Establishment of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument ''. Jump up ^ `` Secretary Kempthorne Joins Mrs. Laura Bush in Announcing Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument '' ( Press release ). U.S. Department of the Interior. 2007 - 03 - 02. Archived from the original on 2007 - 10 - 21. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 2006 - 06 - 15 ). `` Navigating Change ''. Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 2010 - 06 - 27. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Saul, Susan. `` Hokule'a Voyages Through Hawaiian Islands NWR ''. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Archived from the original on 2008 - 10 - 04. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ O'Conner, Maura ; Lise Martel ( June 2008 ). `` A Teacher 's Guide to Navigating Change '' ( PDF ). HawaiianAtolls.org. ; Bishop Museum, Co-Trustees of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 02. and in the Polynesian Voyaging Society 's `` Navigating Change : The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 2003 - 2004 ''. ^ Jump up to : TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 - 06 - 23 ). `` Hokule'a prepares for passage into future ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 02. Cites date of return to Kaua ʻi ; note that the contemplated September 2004 trip to Palmyra Atoll, Christmas Island, and return to Hawai ʻi under navigator Ka ʻiulani Murphy and captain Russell Amimoto did not take place. Jump up ^ `` Crew List 2003 - 2004 Northwestern Islands Navigating Change ''. The Polynesian Voyaging Society Crew List. The Kamehameha Schools and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 28. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 - 05 - 03 ). `` Recovering the seafaring tradition of Hawaiʻi ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 02. Navigation to Nihoa and Mokumanamana ( Necker Island ) was done using traditional methods. Reefs circling islands further northwest are too low to spot from a safe distance, so positions for the remaining part of the journey are cross-checked against gps for safety. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 ). `` Navigating Change : Hokule'a's new mission, Mission and Crew ''. The Honolulu Advertiser Special Report : The Other Hawai'i, A Journey to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands with Hokuleʻa. Gannett Co. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 - 05 - 24 ). `` After delays, Hokule'a voyage finally begins ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 02. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 - 06 - 07 ). `` Northwest islands dotted with wrecks of old vessels ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 02. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 - 06 - 12 ). `` Hokule'a begins trip home ''. Honolulu Advertiser. Gannett Corporation. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 02. Jump up ^ TenBruggencate, Jan ( 2004 ). `` Main page ''. The Honolulu Advertiser Special Report : The Other Hawai'i, A Journey to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands with Hokuleʻa. Gannett Co. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 26. Jump up ^ Coleman, Stuart H. ( December 2006 ). `` Stars in His Head : The Last of the Wayfinders ''. Spirit of Aloha.com. Honolulu Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 08. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 22. An overview of the Hokule'a story. ^ Jump up to : Unattributed. `` One Ocean, One People ''. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 30. Gives details of stops, dates. Jump up ^ Kama Hele - The Ultimate Escort Vessel Jump up ^ `` Pwo Ceremony on Satawal, March 15 -- 20, 2007 ''. Kū Holo Mau : 2007 Voyage for Mau. Polynesian Voyaging Society. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 30. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Leg 1 : Hawaiʻi to Majuro : Crew Lists ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 28. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Unattributed. `` Map of Kū Holo Mau Voyage ''. 2007 One Ocean, One People. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 18. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Kathy. `` What a Beautiful Departure it Was ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 28. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Narrative about the departure from Kawaihae also mentions sailing plan and gift of Alingano Maisu to Mau Piailug. Jump up ^ Kaʻiulani, Murphy. `` Kaʻiulani 's Hokule'a Reports : 2 / 18, 2 / 19, 2 / 20, and 2 / 21 - on our way to Pohnpei ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 07. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 6 March 2007 ). `` 3 / 8 Crew Lists Pohnpei to Chuuk ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Murphy, Kaʻiulani ( 12 March 2007 ). `` 3 / 12 Underway to Satawal ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Kubota, Gary T. ( 20 March 2007 ). `` Voyagers to Pay Homage to Chiefs : The Crews are Sailing to Woleai Atoll, then to Ulithi and Yap ''. Honolulu Star - Bulletin Mobile Edition. Oahu Publications, Inc. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Unknown, Kathy ( 26 March 2007 ). `` 3 / 26 Kathy 's Report, recapping Chuuk to Yap ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ Bertelmann, Pomaikalani ( 2 April 2007 ). `` 4 / 2 `` Venus to the Moon, a run for CAPT. '' ``. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Mentions some crew leaving the vessel at Woleai. Jump up ^ Murphy, Kaʻiulani ( 25 March 2007 ). `` 3 / 24 & 25 : Kaʻiulani Reports, from Ulithi and Yap ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Includes addition of Dr. Hancock to crew. ^ Jump up to : Polynesian Voyaging Society ( 28 March 2007 ). `` 3 / 28 Crew Lists : Yap - Palau - Yap ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Jump up ^ unknown, Kathy ( 29 March 2007 ). `` 3 / 29 Kathy reports from Yap : Hōkūleʻa and Maisu depart for Palau ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 09. Mentions president of Palau, Tommy Remengesau, sailing from Yap to Palau on Hōkūle ʻa. Jump up ^ The Nature Conservancy ; photo by Pauline Sato. `` Islands of Sustainability : Lessons from Palau 's Coral Reefs ''. The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii. The Nature Conservancy. Archived from the original on 2008 - 12 - 02. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Shintani, M. Google Tracking Map of Kū Holo Lā Komohana voyage. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 17 July 2007 ). `` Kama Hele arrives home ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 02. Jump up ^ Interview with Nainoa Thompson Archived 2008 - 05 - 12 at the Wayback Machine., ( in en - US or jpn ), YouTube video on Polynesian Voyaging Society site, about the One Ocean, One People voyage, retrieved 9 August 2008. Jump up ^ Polynesian Voyaging Society. `` 4 / 12 : Hōkūleʻa Departs from Yap for Okinawa, Japan ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2010 - 07 - 07. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 07. Jump up ^ Baybayan, Chad ( 14 May 2007 ). `` 5 / 14 HST : Crew Lists to Ōshima ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 06. Jump up ^ Ontiveros, Ramona ( 27 May 2007 ). `` 5 / 27 : On Her Way to Ehime ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 06. Jump up ^ Unattributed ( 1 June 2007 ). `` Uwajima to Yokohama Crew List ''. 2007 Voyage Weblog. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 7 July 2010. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 06. ^ Jump up to : ' worldwide voyage ', at hokulea.com Accessed June 18 2017 ^ Jump up to : ' Hawaiian Hokule'a canoe makes it round the world ', at bbc.co.uk Accessed June 18 2017 ^ Jump up to : `` Malama Honua Voyage '', I Mua Newsroom, at ksbe.edu Accessed 30 June 2017 Jump up ^ Homecoming, at hokulea.com/home/ Accessed June 18 2017 Jump up ^ Fuller, Catherine ( 1999 - 08 - 23 ). `` Journal, Leg 2 : Nukuhiva to Mangareva ''. The Voyage to Rapa Nui 1999 - 2000. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2009 - 09 - 17. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 08. Jump up ^ Kapu Nā Keiki web page translates the motto into en - US as `` Hold Sacred the Children, '' which refers to the children 's outreach program by this name. Jump up ^ Polynesian Voyaging Society now ( 2017 - 06 - 21 ) at hokulea.com Accessed 2017 - 06 - 21 Jump up ^ Polynesian Voyaging Society crewmembers at hokulea.com Accessed 2017 - 06 - 21 References Finney, Ben ; Among, Marlene ; et al. ( 1994 ). Voyage of Rediscovery : A Cultural Odyssey through Polynesia. Illustrations by Richard Rhodes. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London : University of California Press. ISBN 0 - 520 - 08002 - 5. Goodell, Lela ( 1989 ). `` Polynesian Voyaging Society : Introduction '' ( PDF ). A Guide to the Archives of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Voyages of the Hōkūleʻa, ( in English and Hawaiian ). The Kamehameha Schools. pp. p. 5. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 28. Thompson, Nainoa ( 2006 ) ( First published 1996 ). `` Reflections on Mau Piailug : Master Navigator, Master Teacher ''. Ku Holo Mau : 2007 Voyage to Micronesia for Mau Piailug. Polynesian Voyaging Society. Archived from the original on 2008 - 05 - 15. Retrieved 2012 - 09 - 04. CS1 maint : BOT : original - url status unknown ( link ) ( Archived by WebCite at ) Kyselka, Will ; Thompson, Nainoa. Lindo, Cecilia Kapua ; Mower, Nancy Alpert, eds. `` Kealaikahiki : A New Look at Old Routes '' ( PDF ). Polynesian Seafaring Heritage. Map by Ray Lanterman. The Kamehameha Schools and the Polynesian Voyaging Society. Retrieved 2008 - 08 - 20. External links Wikinews has related news : Canoe completes voyage from Hawaii to Japan Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hokulea. 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Question: who was the navigator on the first hōkūleʻa voyage
Answer: Pius "Mau" Piailug