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Hōkūleʻa and her crew have arrived in Alert Bay, British Columbia after crossing the open ocean between mainland B.C. and Vancouver Island. The crew encountered some rainy weather along the way, and arrived soaking wet to the oldest community on Vancouver Island. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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Hōkūleʻa and her crew are playing catch-up as they make their way down the coast of British Columbia. A thick blanket of fog in Prince Rupert delayed the crew’s voyage by a couple of days. Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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Hōkūleʻa and her crew are making their way through the busy Inside Passage, a coastal route running from the Alaskan Panhandle through British Columbia to the Pacific Northwest. A fresh set of crewmembers have flown into Prince Rupert Island, B.C. to guide Hōkūleʻa along this rugged Canadian coastline.
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Hōkūleʻa and her crew have spent the last month visiting Indigenous communities throughout the Alaskan Panhandle. The crew finally made their way across the Canadian border Tuesday, landing safely in Old Massett, the ancestral homeland of the Indigenous Haida people. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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After nearly three weeks in the Alaskan panhandle, Hōkūleʻa is making her way toward the Canadian border with a fresh set of crew members. Koʻolaupoko native Kaʻiwi Hamakua-Makue is one of a dozen Hōkūleʻa crew members who flew into Ketchikan, Alaska over the weekend to take up this next leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage.
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As Hōkūleʻa sails around the Pacific, a Molokaʻi member of the canoe's original crew reflects on the 47th anniversary of their voyage. On July 4, 1976, Penny Martin and her fellow crewmembers set sail from Tahiti, bringing the canoe back home to Hawaiʻi. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol talked with her.
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Hōkūleʻa has spent the first 200 miles of the Moananuiākea Voyage surrounded by rain forests and snow capped mountains. Crew members had been preparing for the powerful currents of a winding 22-mile stretch known as Wrangell Narrows. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.
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As voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa launches its circumnavigation voyage of the Pacific, the State of Hawaiʻi was praised with a national award for its license plate depicting the iconic canoe. The Polynesian Voyaging Society’s license plate was designed by Molokaʻi artist Todd Yamashita. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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Indigenous communities from around the Pacific gathered in Juneau, Alaska, for a ceremonial send-off for Hōkūleʻa and her crew before they embark on the four-year voyage. With the challenging cold weather, Indigenous fishermen and boat captains from the area will be joining Hōkūleʻa to ensure its safe passage through the narrow waterways of southeastern Alaska. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.
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Hōkūleʻa has been packed onto a Matson ship, headed for Washington on its first leg of the Moananuiākea Voyage. The double-hulled canoe is set to travel 42,000 miles around the Pacific Rim over the next four years. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.