Jun. 22, 2016
Contributed by Shaundor Chillingworth
After reaching the pinnacle of her historic four-year sail, during an address to the United Nations in celebration of World Oceans Day, Hōkūleʻa and its crew will continue to travel north along the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Stops along this route were recently updated and now includes scheduled visits in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine.
After spending about a week in Washington DC, Hōkūleʻa sailed to New York City, where she was a focal point at the World Oceans Day events. The crew is currently in Block Island, Rhode Island where, on Thursday, a new crew (leg 21) will take command for its next segment in this journey. The travel to Maine will take place over the next month.
The canoe's next stop is about 50 nautical miles away in Mystic Seaport, Connecticut where crewmembers will conduct lectures and interactive demonstrations of Polynesian wayfinding, voyaging and navigation at the Mystic Seaport Museum's 25th Annual Wooden Boat Show.
For friends and ʻohana interested in seeing the waʻa on this voyage, canoe tours are planned at these destinations. See the updated schedule on hokulea.com for more information.
Here’s the current schedule (as of June 21):
- June 20-23 Block Island, RI
- June 23-27 Mystic Seaport, CT
- June 28-1 Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- July 1-5 Woods Hole, MA
- July 5-8 New Bedford, MA
- July 9-14 Boston, MA
- July 14 – 16 Salem, MA
- July 16 – 19 Portsmouth, NH
- July 20 – 22 Hurricane Island, ME
- July 22 – 27 Mt. Desert, ME
All stops are all subject to weather and safety conditions. For the most current information, please look at the voyage tracking map.
On June 16, PVS president and navigator Nainoa Thompson, along with paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey, were presented the National Geographic Society’s oldest and most prestigious honor, the Hubbard Medal, for their outstanding contributions to scientific research, exploration and conservation at the National Geographic headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Kamehameha Schools is proud to be the Education Sponsor of the Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage. For more information about the Polynesian Voyaging Society and the Worldwide Voyage, visit hokulea.com or find the society on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Google+. To see more Wa‘a Wednesday stories and much more about the Mālama Honua Voyage, go to the KS Online Mālama Honua page.
Hōkūleʻa has continued its voyage along the eastern seaboard of the United States.
Leg 20 of the Hōkūleʻa Worldwide Voyage is nearing a close as they prepare to transfer to a new crew for the rest of the East Coast Voyage.
Navigator Nainoa Thompson and paleoanthropologist Meave Leakey were presented the National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal, for their outstanding contributions to scientific research, exploration and conservation.