Posts tagged Hokulea
Hōkūleʻa- “Star of Gladness”
Hōkūleʻa- “Star of Gladness”

This summer has brought a lot of excitement to the Hawaiian Islands with the recent return of Hokuea. The Hōkūleʻa is a replica of the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes. She was first launched in March 1975. In 1976 she made her maiden voyage to Tahiti departing from Honolua Bay in Hawaii and returned. This voyage was completed exclusively using Polynesian voyaging techniques, such as star mapping, wind and weather, cloud formations, movement of currents, wave patterns, and the flight of birds.

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Conservation and EducationTrilogy Excursionsmaui, hawaii, tahiti, Polynesian wayfinding, HokuleaComment
Maps In The Stars: How Polynesians Used Celestial Navigation To Become The Best Explorers In The World
Maps In The Stars: How Polynesians Used Celestial Navigation To Become The Best Explorers In The World

Here's a question for all of our diehard history and geography buffs out there: What do modern-day Russia, Colonial Spain, the British Empire, the Mongol Empire, and Polynesia all have in common?

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Featured, Sailing, Conservation and EducationTrilogycelestial navigation, Hokulea, Mau snorkel tours, Maui snorkeling tours, Nainoa Thompson, Polynesian wayfinding, Snorkeling in Maui Comments