HOKULE'A AND ESCORT CANOE HIKIANALIA MAKE 2ND LANDFALL IN NEW ZEALAND
Wed, 04/13/2016 - 7:57am
The voyaging canoes Hokule'a and Hikianalia arrived in Whangarei, New Zealand, at about 3 p.m. Friday, Hawaii time, and were greeted with a welcome ceremony or powhiri. The canoes arrived from Waitangi, where the vessels and crew were hosted by the local Maori community, celebrating Hokule'a's first return to New Zealand or Aotearoa in 29 years.According to the Polynesian Voyaging Society, the canoes will spend several days in Whangarei, conducting community and educational outreach to further the canoes' mission of Malama Honua -- Caring for Our Island Earth.\We want to hear their (the community's) stories of what they are doing in terms of sustainability of the environment and ocean resources