RAROTONGA (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hokulea and Hikilanalia have arrived in Rarotonga, the largest island of the Cook Islands. The last time the canoes arrived on shores was back in 2014. The Polynesian ...

Voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia finally left Tahiti and are headed to Rarotonga in the Cook Islands after more than a ...

The Hokulea’s success spurred delegates to make Hawaiian an official state language even though few residents still spoke it, he said. They also created the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to improve ...

Hokulea is scheduled to return to her birthplace of Kualoa, Saturday, March 9, to highlight the 10th Annual Kualoa/Hakipuu Canoe Festival at Kualoa Regional Park, pending weather.

Hokulea is on its way to New York for World Oceans Day. Once crew members arrive, they’ll have a big greeting from several Hawaii keiki. Students wrote messages of inspiration to those aboard ...

On Saturday, thousands welcomed double-hulled canoe Hokulea home to Hawaii when it entered a channel off Oahu and tied up to a floating dock with Diamond Head in the distance.

Hokulea then will spend time in Kawaihae through the first week in May. A free community day, like those held in Kailua-Kona and Hilo, is scheduled May 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kawaihae Harbor.

Hokulea is pictured at the shore of Kualoa Regional Park after its 50th birthday commemoration, Saturday, March 8, 2025, in Kaneohe, Hawaii.