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Video: Hokulea soon to leave Samoa, crewmembers resting for next voyage

Crewmembers of Hokule’a and Hikianalia are preparing to set sail for their next destination.The canoes will soon voyage to the Phoenix Islands and the pristine Swains Atoll, then back to Pago Pago, Samoa, before the next leg that goes to Aotearoa in New Zealand.According to the captain of the Hokule’a, Nainoa Thompson, the crew will be spending the next couple of days resting so they can focus on voyaging the seas again.For the past week the canoes have been in Apia, Samoa, participating in a United Nations conference.