Join the Polynesian Voyaging Society as it bids aloha to Hōkūleʻa this Saturday (4/15), 1-5P, as she heads to Tacoma, Washington and Juneau, Alaska where she will begin the four-year Moananuiākea Voyage.

Hōkūleʻa’s journey to Alaska will begin on Sunday, April 16, when she will be transported to Juneau, Alaska via Matson, where she will meet up with her escort boat, gear, and supplies which were sent via Alaska Marine Lines. The canoe will first journey to Yakutat, Alaska to begin a pre-voyage “Heritage Sail” along the Southeast region to pay homage to Native Alaskan leaders and the places that played a part in building the longstanding relationship between Hawaiʻi and Alaska. On June 10, Hōkūleʻa is scheduled to arrive in Juneau where the canoe and crew will remain for a week of community and educational engagements. On Thursday, June 15, Hōkūleʻa will depart Juneau after a celebratory ceremony launching the start of the Moananuiākea Voyage, a circumnavigation of the Pacific.