Bishop Museum Media

The Return of the Hokuleʻa

The Return of the Hokuleʻa : Arrival and Greeting Festivities - July 26,1976 was a Hawaii Now live television special documenting the arrival of the voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa at the Ala Wai Boat Harbor and Magic Island after its first, historic journey to and from Tahiti. The footage was shot on location by KHET, using their large, truck-sized mobile unit.

This has been a small clip of the full video available. For more information about this title and the materials associated with it, please contact the archive.