Hōkūleʻa
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Hōkūleʻa is a traditional Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe renowned for reviving Native Hawaiian wayfinding and long-distance ocean navigation without modern instruments.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hōkūleʻa canonical | 2 |
| 2014–2017 Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage | 1 |
| Hōkūleʻa 1976 Hawaii to Tahiti voyage | 1 |
| Hōkūleʻa circumnavigation of the globe | 1 |
| Hōkūleʻa star | 1 |
| Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T832332 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Hōkūleʻa Context triple: [Native Hawaiians, notableVoyagingCanoe, Hōkūleʻa]
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A.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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B.
HMS Endeavour
HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
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C.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Capt. Cook's
Capt. Cook's is a casual quick-service restaurant at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort known for serving Polynesian-inspired dishes and popular Disney park favorites.
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E.
M/V Tustumena
M/V Tustumena is a rugged Alaska Marine Highway ferry known for serving remote coastal communities and challenging open-ocean routes in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hōkūleʻa Target entity description: Hōkūleʻa is a traditional Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe renowned for reviving Native Hawaiian wayfinding and long-distance ocean navigation without modern instruments.
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A.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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B.
HMS Endeavour
HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
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C.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Capt. Cook's
Capt. Cook's is a casual quick-service restaurant at Disney's Polynesian Village Resort known for serving Polynesian-inspired dishes and popular Disney park favorites.
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E.
M/V Tustumena
M/V Tustumena is a rugged Alaska Marine Highway ferry known for serving remote coastal communities and challenging open-ocean routes in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polynesian voyaging canoe
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double-hulled canoe ⓘ sailing vessel ⓘ voyaging canoe ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Polynesian Voyaging Society ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Herb Kane
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Mau Piailug ⓘ Nainoa Thompson ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 20 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Charles “Chuck” Wichman
ⓘ
William “Bill” Bartels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewRole |
captain
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sailor ⓘ wayfinder ⓘ |
| culture | Polynesian culture ⓘ |
| designer | Herb Kane ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupAssociated | Native Hawaiians ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lashings
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port hull ⓘ sailing rig ⓘ starboard hull ⓘ |
| homePort |
Honolulu
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Oahu ⓘ
surface form:
Oʻahu
|
| launchDate | 1975 ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 62 feet ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
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surface form:
Hawaiʻi
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| materialUsed |
fiberglass hulls
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wooden components ⓘ |
| mission |
education about ocean stewardship
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promotion of indigenous knowledge ⓘ revitalization of Hawaiian language and culture ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Arcturus
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Hōkūleʻa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Hōkūleʻa star
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| navalArchitect | Herb Kane ⓘ |
| navigationMethod |
non-instrument navigation
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traditional Polynesian wayfinding ⓘ |
| notableVoyage |
1976 Hawaiʻi to Tahiti voyage
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1980 Tahiti to Hawaiʻi return voyage ⓘ 1992–1995 Voyage of Rediscovery ⓘ 2007–2014 Pacific voyages ⓘ Hōkūleʻa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
2014–2017 Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage
2023–2027 Moananuiākea Voyage ⓘ |
| operator | Polynesian Voyaging Society ⓘ |
| owner | Polynesian Voyaging Society ⓘ |
| placeOfLaunch | Honolulu Harbor ⓘ |
| propulsion |
paddles (auxiliary)
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sail ⓘ |
| registration | United States Coast Guard documented vessel ⓘ |
| sailType | crab-claw sails ⓘ |
| significance |
revival of Native Hawaiian non-instrument navigation
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revival of traditional Polynesian wayfinding ⓘ symbol of Hawaiian cultural renaissance ⓘ |
| uses |
ocean swells for navigation
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seabird behavior for navigation ⓘ stars for navigation ⓘ wind patterns for navigation ⓘ |
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Subject: Hōkūleʻa Description of subject: Hōkūleʻa is a traditional Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe renowned for reviving Native Hawaiian wayfinding and long-distance ocean navigation without modern instruments.
Referenced by (7)
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