{"id":179149,"date":"2023-06-20T16:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T02:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=179149"},"modified":"2023-06-20T16:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-21T02:14:24","slug":"hokulea-begins-circumnavigation-of-the-pacific","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/20\/hokulea-begins-circumnavigation-of-the-pacific\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u014dk\u016ble\u02bba begins four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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H\u014dk\u016bleʻa<\/span> in Alaska (Photo credit: Chris Blake, Polynesian Voyaging Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Voyaging canoe H\u014dk\u016bleʻa<\/span> departed Statter Harbor in Juneau, Alaska on June 18, officially starting the Moananui\u0101kea Voyage<\/a>, a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific. Many members of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> ʻohana continue to play roles in H\u014dk\u016bleʻa<\/span>\u2019s journeys.<\/p>\n

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David Lassner with Tlingit wolf dancer Frank Coronell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is proud and honored to partner with the Polynesian Voyaging Society on this next inspiring voyage,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner. “Moananui\u0101kea will help focus Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and our Pacific ʻohana on healing our oceans as we celebrate the brilliance and courage of our navigators and voyagers from centuries present to today. H\u014dk\u016bleʻa<\/span> brings together all the people of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> like nothing else.”<\/p>\n

The canoe and voyage received a grand ceremonial blessing, hosted by the Alaska Native community on June 15. Hundreds of people including Native Alaskans, Juneau community members, and supporters from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and other places around the world attended and participated in the celebration.<\/p>\n

The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> portion of the Global Launch Ceremony included the offering of ʻawa, a ceremonial drink used throughout the Pacific for events of importance. Lassner and East-West Center President Suzanne Vares-Lum were among the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> participants sharing their well wishes for the voyage.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s just so much to love about the Moananui\u0101kea voyage that we are here to launch,” said Lassner at the ceremony, “the sharing of knowledge, teamwork, wisdom and laughter and love, the weaving together of absolute brilliance and courage of the Pacific navigators and voyagers who went off into the unknown to learn and the modern science and technology that we see on the voyage today.”<\/p>\n

Polynesian Voyaging Society CEO<\/abbr> and Pwo Navigator Nainoa Thompson gave opening remarks about the Voyage and its purpose. One of the goals of Moananui\u0101kea: A Voyage for Earth is to connect nations around the Pacific and the globe to build a collective movement to care for the oceans.<\/p>\n

Weather permitting, H\u014dk\u016bleʻa<\/span>\u2019s crew is planning to visit several communities in Southeast Alaska: Kake, Petersburg, Wrangell, Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Hydaburg. Hydaburg will be the last stop in Alaska before the canoe enters British Columbia.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the Moananui\u0101kea Voyage<\/a> at the Polynesian Voyaging Society website.<\/p>\n

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(Photo credit: Philamer Batangan, Polynesian Voyaging Society)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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