via ABC Pacific, 23 June 2023: The Hōkūle’a, a traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, embarks on a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific, aiming to revive wayfinding and connect nations to foster collective action for ocean conservation and cultural preservation.
The Hōkūle’a has officially begun its four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific as part of its mission to revive the art and science of wayfinding.
The traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe and its sister canoe Hikianalia will cover 43,000 nautical miles (79,636km) over the next 47 months as it visits nearly 100 indigenous territories.
Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO and navigator Nainoa Thompson said one of the goals of the voyage — called Moananuiākea — was “to connect nations around the Pacific and the globe to build a collective movement to care for the oceans”.
