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Hōkūleʻa's Maiden Voyage to Tahiti

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The double-hulled voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa departed Hawaiʻi for Tahiti using only traditional wayfinding, demonstrating that Polynesians navigated the Pacific intentionally and igniting the Hawaiian Renaissance.

Communities
  • Native Hawaiian
Topics
  • culture
Regions
  • Pacific Islander

Sources

  • hokulea.com hokulea.com/history
  • kawaiola.news kawaiola.news/moomeheu/hookele-pololei-ia-hokulea-celebrating-50-years-of-traditional-voyaging