Hokuleʻa Ka Waʻa Kaulua

A documentary narrated by Palani Vaughan and produced by Chuck Larson that depicts the Hawaii to Tahiti voyage of the Hōkuleʻa. Roland Cazimero's...

Duration:: 00:25:51

Hōkūleʻa, Star of Gladness

Film transfer of "Hōkūleʻa, Star of Gladness," directed by Tip Davis in 1975. This documentary covers the birth of Hōkūleʻa; from the waʻa (canoe)...

Duration:: 00:28:27

Hōkūleʻa Home Again

Five-segment series hosted by Dalton Tanonaka on Hōkūleʻa's 1980 voyage to Tahiti. Includes the return and interviews with Gordon Piianaia, Marion...

Duration:: 00:12:20

Coming of the Polynesians

Traces the routes of Protopolynesians from Southeast Asia into the Pacific, and the voyages of migrating Polynesians who eventually made their way...

Duration:: 00:10:24

Hōkūleʻa preparation and departure from Magic Island...

Hōkūleʻa departure from Magic Island on March 16, 1978. Footage includes crew members such as Nainoa Thompson and Eddie Aikau preparing the waʻa to...

Year:: 1978
Duration:: 00:44:25

Hōkūleʻa press conference February 22, 1980

Press conference announcing the Hōkūleʻa "To Tahiti and Back" voyage in 1980. The press conference was recorded at Honolulu Harbor and includes...

Duration:: 00:20:41

"Join the PVS" 5/8/86

"Join the PVS" is a public service announcement for the Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) with a voiceover by Kaʻupena Wong.

Duration:: 00:00:49

B-roll Hōkūleʻa in French Polynesia 1985

B-roll footage of Hōkūleʻa in French Polynesia recorded in 1985. Footage includes local children swimming around Hōkūleʻa, crew working on canoe,...

Duration:: 00:11:48

Hula performed in local school; French Polynesia 1987

Hula performed in local school by Hawaiian group in French Polynesia recorded in 1987. Local children also sing Tahitian song.

Duration:: 00:15:20

Checking weather at the weather service (C.E.P. Service...

Nainoa Thompson checking weather at the weather service (C.E.P. Service Meteorologie) for upcoming voyage.

Duration:: 00:00:50

Ceremony with Tahitian officials 1987

Ceremony with Tahitian officials, Hōkūleʻa crew, and Polynesian Voyaging Society board members Bob Worthington, Pinky Thompson, and Jacques Teuira....