Fun Facts about Hawaiian Voyaging Canoes 🛶🌊
#WaaKaulua

The ancient Hawaiian art of wayfinding is a technique of navigating the open ocean without modern technology 🌌🧭

Navigators use the wind, stars, moon, and currents to determine direction and location 💨⭐🌙🌊

Moananuiākea Voyagers Arrive In Hilo HILO, Hawaiʻi - The iconic Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia voyaging canoes were welcomed to Hilo with an emotional ceremony on Wednesday.

The Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia received a grand welcome from the Hilo community on Wednesday, as the legendary canoes prepare to leave Hawaiʻi in order to resume the four-year Moananuiākea Voyage.

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The new, larger 3D waʻa kaulua (Hawaiian voyaging canoe) kit is now available at our Hawaiʻi national parks visitor center stores AND online here: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/products/3d-...

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Set sail with a brand-new large Waʻa Kaulua 3D Wooden Kit!
Build your very own waʻa (canoe) with this expanded model, a hands-on celebration of the incredible artistry & skill behind ancient Polynesian wayfinding. 🌊🌟
#WaaKaulua #VoyagingCanoe🌀✨

Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...

Last week was "Student Sail Week" with Na'au 'Ōiwi and Kanu o ka 'Āina haumana! Launched Hokuli'ili'i and Lauhoe and spent time with Makali'i. Making happy and making magic! #nakalaiwaa #nkwstudentsailweek2025
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#eomakalii #eohokuliilii #eoalakai #eolauhoe