Kumu Pua Case and a Hokule`a crew member/navigator chant an oli, as the wa`a (canoe) is annoited with sacred waters from Lake Waiau atop Mauna Kea. #Hawaiian #protocols #indigenouswisdom #native #ceremony #polynesianvoyagingsociety #voyager 🙌🏾 #waterprotector #maunakea

The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) announced today that it will relaunch the Moananuiākea Voyage this month. The double-hulled voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are tentatively scheduled to depart from Mauliola (Sand Island), Oʻahu on Saturday, May 17, 2025, with a stop in Hilo for community engagement while making final preparations and awaiting favorable weather conditions to resume the four year journey around the vast Pacific.

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"Hokule`a 🌟 of gladness..."
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The beautiful Polynesian canoe Hōkūle‘a visited Hōnaunau Bay yesterday & her captain was kindly gave a talk in the Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau NHP amphitheater. We gifted the crew our new sun-protective longsleeve lightweight hoodies
Next stop: Keauhou Bay.
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