Hōkūleʻa safely arrives in Washington State; headed for Alaska May 1
Voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa arrived in Tacoma, Washington Friday on the R.J. Pfeiffer, a Matson container ship. The canoe was received by a crew from the Polynesian Voyaging Society and then towed from the Matson shipyard to the Maritime Museum at Foss Waterway Seaport.
Hōkūleʻa will be docked there until around May 1, as the crew continues to prepare the canoe for her journey to Alaska where the Moananuiākea Voyage Pacific Circumnavigation will begin.
From Tacoma, Hōkūleʻa will be towed to Seattle, then transported on Alaska Marine Lines to Juneau, Alaska. From there, the canoe will sail to Yakutat, Alaska to begin a “Heritage Sail” along the Southeast region of the state to pay homage to Native Alaskan leaders and the places that played a part in building the close relationship between Hawaiʻi and Alaska.
Hōkūle‘a being offloaded Matson shipping vessel after arriving in Tacoma, Washington, on April 21, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging Society)- Hōkūle‘a being offloaded Matson shipping vessel after arriving in Tacoma, Washington, on April 21, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging Society)
- Hōkūle‘a was offloaded a Matson shipping vessel after arriving in Tacoma, Washington, on April 21, 2023. (Photo courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging Society)
- Hōkūle‘a crew travels to meeting voyaging canoe after it was shipped to Tacoma, Washington. (Photo courtesy: Polynesian Voyaging Society)
Public engagements will begin in mid-June in Juneau, Alaska where the Moananuiākea Voyage’s circumnavigation of the Pacific will be launched on June 15.
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