A $500,000 federal earmark has been secured to support collaboration between the Polynesian Voyaging Society and indigenous communities to share traditional ecological knowledge and scientific information during Hōkūle‘a’s Moananuiākea Voyage via the digital Wa‘a Honua platform, US Sen. Brian Schatz announced.
Hōkūleʻa departed San Francisco for Half Moon Bay, where it received a traditional welcome from the Ramaytush tribe and conducted community activities before continuing its voyage.
Since departing Prince Rupert, Hōkūleʻa and her crew have been sailing and making stops in various locations in British Columbia, including Hartley Bay, Klemtu, Bella Bella, and Hakai.