Hawaiian Skies | Episode 9: Environmental Initiatives on the U.S. East Coast

After voyaging more than 27,000 nautical miles, Hawaiʻiʻs iconic oceangoing canoe Hōkūleʻa arrives in the New York City, carrying the message of Mālama Honua - Caring for Island Earth. Amidst the towering skyscrapers of the Manhattan skyline, drums, oli, and hula rang...

Hōkūleʻa sails across the Indian Ocean and arrives in South Africa, the birthplace of humanity.

Hōkūleʻa crewmembers dive the Great Barrier Reef, before leaving Australia to sail into the Indian Ocean and arriving in Bali, Indonesia.

Hōkūleʻa and her crew reach out to the community of Aotearoa, sharing the waʻa with thousands of people, before leaving Polynesia to cross the Tasman Sea and arrive at Sydney, Australia.

Hōkūleʻa completes her journey through Polynesia as she arrives in Aotearoa for the second time in her history, 29 years later after first arriving in 1985.

As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed throughout the Pacific - from Hawaiʻi, to Tahiti, and finally Sāmoa - the crews found a common thread throughout all the communities they visited: that we are all ʻohana.

The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage is far more than a training opportunity for a new generation of navigators: itʻs a catalyst for a bigger movement towards a brighter future. Crew members discuss the mission of the voyage and everything that is being done in order to...