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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Polynesian voyaging canoe
double-hulled canoe
sailing vessel
voyaging canoe
associatedOrganization Polynesian Voyaging Society
associatedPerson Herb Kane
Mau Piailug
Nainoa Thompson
beam approximately 20 feet
builder Charles “Chuck” Wichman
William “Bill” Bartels
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
crewRole captain
sailor
wayfinder
culture Polynesian culture
designer Herb Kane
ethnicGroupAssociated Native Hawaiians
hasPart lashings
port hull
sailing rig
starboard hull
homePort Honolulu
Oahu
surface form: Oʻahu
launchDate 1975
launchYear 1975
length approximately 62 feet
locatedIn Hawaii
surface form: Hawaiʻi
materialUsed fiberglass hulls
wooden components
mission education about ocean stewardship
promotion of indigenous knowledge
revitalization of Hawaiian language and culture
namedAfter Arcturus
Hōkūleʻa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hōkūleʻa star
navalArchitect Herb Kane
navigationMethod non-instrument navigation
traditional Polynesian wayfinding
notableVoyage 1976 Hawaiʻi to Tahiti voyage
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)
sail
registration United States Coast Guard documented vessel
sailType crab-claw sails
significance revival of Native Hawaiian non-instrument navigation
revival of traditional Polynesian wayfinding
symbol of Hawaiian cultural renaissance
uses ocean swells for navigation
seabird behavior for navigation
stars for navigation
wind patterns for navigation

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Polynesian Voyaging Society notableWork Hōkūleʻa
this entity surface form: Hōkūleʻa 1976 Hawaii to Tahiti voyage
Polynesian Voyaging Society notableWork Hōkūleʻa
this entity surface form: Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage
Polynesian Voyaging Society notableWork Hōkūleʻa
this entity surface form: Hōkūleʻa circumnavigation of the globe
Hōkūleʻa namedAfter Hōkūleʻa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Hōkūleʻa star
Hōkūleʻa notableVoyage Hōkūleʻa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 2014–2017 Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage