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It was built in 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society , and is best known for its 1976 voyage from Hawaii to Tahiti , performed without modern navigational instruments. Since then ''Hōkūlea'' has completed seven voyages to various destinations in Polynesia and the United States, all using ancient wayfinding techniques of Celestial Navigation .

On January 19, 2007, ''Hokule'a'' left Hawaii with the voyaging canoe '' Alingano Maisu '' on a voyage to Micronesia and Japan . The voyage was expected to take five months. When it is not on a voyage, ''Hōkūlea'' is moored at the Hawaii Maritime Center in Honolulu Harbor .

On June 9, 2007 ''Hokule'a'' arrived in Japan.


LIST OF VOYAGES

  • and Satawalese navigator Mau Piailug , traveled from Hawaii to Tahiti and back.

  • is lost at sea on this voyage.

  • Navigator Nainoa Thompson recreated the 1976 voyage, becoming the first Native Hawaiian in modern times to guide a canoe without instruments.

  • 1985 : Known as the Voyage of Rediscovery, ''Hōkūlea'' traveled a total distance of 16,000 miles to various destinations in Polynesia.

  • and back via Tahiti . The voyage included an educational component where Hawaii students could track the progress of the canoe through daily radio reports.

  • '' and '' Makalii '', sailed from Hawaii to the Marquesas Islands and back via Tahiti .

  • from Seattle to San Diego .

  • and back.

  • , when navigator Thompson led a training voyage through the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands .


  • '', ''Hokule'a'' sailed from Hawaii to the Federated States Of Micronesia . While on the island of Satawal , the crew of the ''Hokule'a'' presented the ''Alingano Maisu'' to Mau Piailug as a gift for his role in helping to revive traditional Wayfinding navigation in Hawaii. From there, the ''Hokule'a'' sailed to various ports in Japan .



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