Aloha and welcome to Hōkūle‘a: The First Voyage, sailing into history. One of Hōkūle‘a’s co-founders said: “Knowing our past gives us a rudder with which to navigate the present.” So in the midst of ...

James Cook’s first voyage circumnavigated the globe in the ship Endeavour, and gave scientific members of the expedition an opportunity to collect specimens from previously unexplored habitats.

On May 1, 1976, the voyaging canoe Hokule‘a departed Honolua Bay on Maui, beginning a voyage that would reshape understanding of Polynesian navigation. Guided by master navigator Pius “Mau” Piailug of ...