FACT SHEET (as of 4/25/16) The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage About the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage: ● Began in 2013 with a Mā lama Hawaiʻi sail around the Hawaiian archipelago, and will continue through 2017 ● Will cover over 60,000 nautical miles, 100 ports, and 27 nations, including 12 of UNESCO's Marine World Heritage sites ● Sailing a traditional Polynesian doublehulled canoe using only ancient wayfinding practices (navigating without modern instruments, using stars, winds and waves) ● Sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines Voyage Mission: The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage is taking the iconic sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa around Island Earth, and her sister canoe Hikianalia around the Pacific and the Hawaiian Islands, to grow a global movement toward a more sustainable world. The Mālama Honua (taking care of Island Earth) mission seeks to engage communities worldwide on practicing how to live sustainably while sharing Polynesian culture, learning from the past and from each other, creating global relationships, inspiring action to care for Island Earth and discovering the wonders of Island Earth. Voyage Supporters: During this voyage, Hōkūleʻa and her crew have been greeted and visited by global peace and ocean conservation leaders such as His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, United Nations Secretary General Ban Kimoon, Dr. Sylvia Earle, Jackson Brown, Sir Richard Branson and Republic of Palau President Tommy Remengesau, Jr. Major Ports Visited: Since departing Hawaiian waters in May 2014, Hōkūle‘a has sailed approximately 27,000 nautical miles and made stops in 14 countries and 65 ports, weaving a “Lei of Hope” around the world. Along the way, more than 200 volunteer crewmembers have helped to sail Hōkūle‘a, currently accompanied by escort vessel Julie’s Cat. To date, the Worldwide Voyage has reached more than 47,000 people by connecting with communities in countries and ports across the South Pacific, Tasman Sea, Indian Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
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Major Ports Visited (continued): 2013: Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia 2016: Hōkūle‘a ● Highlight ports ● Highlight ports o Hawaiian Islands o Brazil o Caribbean (US Virgin Islands, 2014: Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia British Virgin Islands and Cuba) ● Highlight ports o Key West, FL o French Polynesia o Everglades National Park, FL o Cook Islands o Titusville / Cape Canaveral, FL o American Sā moa o Charleston, SC o Sā moa o Newport News, VA o Kingdom of Tonga o Yorktown, VA o Aotearoa o Old Town Alexandria, VA o Washington, DC 2015: Hōkūle‘a o Tangier Island, VA ● Highlight ports o New York, NY o Australia o Indonesia 2017: Hōkūle‘a o Mauritius ● Highlight ports o Mozambique o Panama o South Africa o Costa Rica o Galapagos 2015: Hikianalia o Rapa Nui ● Highlight ports o Pitcairn o Tubuai o French Polynesia o Tahiti o Hawai‘i About the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) Founded in 1973 on a legacy of Pacific Ocean exploration, the Polynesian Voyaging Society seeks to perpetuate the art and science of traditional Polynesian voyaging and the spirit of exploration through experiential educational programs that inspire students and their communities to respect and care for themselves, each other, and their natural and cultural environments.
Polynesian Voyaging Society | 10 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819 | Phone: (808) 8421101
