Click on the image above to go to the Polynesian Voyaging Society website to learn more about the Moananuiākea voyage.
Overview: A 43,000 nautical miles, 47-month circumnavigation of the Pacific by traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia and 400 crew to 36 countries and archipelagoes, nearly 100 indigenous territories, and 345 ports.
Purpose: To ignite a movement of 10 million “planetary navigators” who will pursue critical and inspiring “voyages” to ensure a better future for the earth. We do so by developing young leaders and engaging communities around the world while amplifying the vital importance of our oceans, nature, science and indigenous wisdom. PVS and Pacific voyaging leadership are identifying important cultural, educational and environmental sites to visit during the Voyage. Each leg will have a specific purpose and lead to our ultimate goal of connecting Pacific communities for collective action around common challenges and a shared sustainable destiny.
Desired Outcome: “To get people to care for and make better choices for the earth”
REGIONAL SAIL PLAN (Subject to change)
2023
- June to September 2023: Alaska to British Columbia
- September to November 2023: West Coast of the United States
2024-2025
- May to June 2024: Deep Sea Training Voyages to Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)
- June 6–16, 2024: Festival of the Pacific Arts
- July 2024 to February 2025: Pae ʻĀina (Statewide) Sail
- March 2025: Depart Hawaiʻi, re-launch circumnavigation of the Pacific
- March to December 2025: Major Polynesian Island Groups
2026-2027
- December 2025 to May 2026: Aotearoa (New Zealand).
- May 2026 to March 2027: Islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Palau
2027
- Major countries along the coast of Asia
- Ship canoes to Long Beach, CA
- Mexico
2028
- Central/South America
- Re-enter Polynesia at Rapa Nui
- Major Polynesian Islands
- Tahiti, Taputapuātea
- Return to Hawaiʻi
