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Hōkūleʻa

Hōkūleʻa (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Hawaiian pronunciation: ) is a performance-accurate waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe. Launched on 8 March 1975 by the…

Voyages, Construction & Pius "Mau" Piailug

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Owner
Polynesian Voyaging Society
Beam
17.5 ft (5.3 m)
Class & type
waʻa kaulua
Complement
12
Displacement
27,000 lb (12 t)
Draught
2.5 ft (0.76 m)

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Hōkūleʻa

Nodes267
Edges266
Triples227
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.007491
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Hōkūleʻa

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related to Sources · 53
Hōkūleʻa → Among, Archived, Archives, August, Ben, Berkeley, California Press, Cecilia Kapua, Cultural Odyssey, Finney, First, Goodell, Guide, Illustrations, Introduction, ISBN, Kealaikahiki, Ku Holo Mau, Kyselka, Lela
related to Navigating Change (2003–2004) · 35
Hōkūleʻa → About, Atmospheric Administration, Bishop Museum, Castle Foundation, Coastal Zone Management Hawaiʻi, Education, Harold, Hawai'i Department, Hawaiian, Hawaiian Green, Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Maritime Center, Hōkūleʻa's, In, Kama Hele, Kure Atoll, Land, Management Council, National Fish, National Oceanic
related to Inaugural voyage (1976) · 31
Hōkūleʻa → Captain Elia David Kuʻualoha, Carolinian, Due, Hawaii, Hawaiian Poi Dog, Hawaiʻi, Hoku, Honolua Bay, Honolulu Zoo, Instead, Jack, Kapahulehua, Kauai, Kawika, Kōkeʻe, Led, Mau, Maui, Maxwell, Micronesia
related to Tahiti voyage (1978) · 27
Hōkūleʻa → About, By, Despite, Eddie Aikau, ESPN, Flares, Following, Half, Hawaiian, Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Honolulu's Ala Wai Harbor, In, Island, Lānaʻi, Lāʻau Point, Molokaʻi, Nainoa Thompson, North Shore, Oʻahu
related to Voyage of Rediscovery (1985–1987) · 22
Hōkūleʻa → Dorcas, For, Haʻapai Islands, He, Hōkūleʻa's, In, Inviting, Maalea, Nainoa Thompson, Nomuka, Now, Polynesia, Polynesian, Polynesians, Rediscovery, Sione Taupeamuhu, Taupeamuhu, Tonga, Tongan, Tongatapu
related to Kealaikahiki project (1977) · 15
Hōkūleʻa → After, Channel, Gordon Piʻianaiʻa's, Hawaiian, Hawaiʻi, In English, It, Kahoʻolawe Islands, Ke, Kealaikahiki Channel, Kealaikahiki Point, Kealaikahiki Project, Lānaʻi, Tahiti, The
related to Closing the Triangle (1999–2000) · 14
Hōkūleʻa → Closing, Easter Island, French Polynesia, Hawaiʻi, Kama Hele, Mangareva, Marquesas, Marquesas Islands, Pacific, Pitcairn Island, Rapa Nui, Rapa Nui's, Triangle, While
related to No Nā Mamo ('For the Children') (1992) · 13
Hōkūleʻa → Children, For, Hawaiian, Hawaiʻi, Kama Hele, No Nā Mamo, Pacific Arts, Rarotonga, Raʻiatea, Sixth Festival, Tahiti, The, This
Identification · 2
Hōkūleʻa → Callsign: WDH4295, MMSI number: 376616230
Notes · 2
Hōkūleʻa → A reconstruction of a traditional Hawaiian bluewater vessel, Hōkūleʻa has, in the past, been Bermuda-rigged for some passages.

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voyage crew navigator nainoa captain thompson mau tahiti dr hawaiʻi hawaiian voyaging baybayan islands chad june polynesian island bertelmann watch

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HōkūleʻaBeam17.5 ft (5.3 m)1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaClass & typewaʻa kaulua1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaComplement121.00infobox
HōkūleʻaDisplacement27,000 lb (12 t)1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaDraught2.5 ft (0.76 m)1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaIdentificationMMSI number: 3766162301.00infobox
HōkūleʻaIdentificationCallsign: WDH42951.00infobox
HōkūleʻaLaunched8 March 19751.00infobox
HōkūleʻaLength.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .de…1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaNameHōkūleʻa1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaNamesakeThe star Hōkūleʻa (Arcturus), which travels directly above the latitude of Hawaiʻi1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaNotesA reconstruction of a traditional Hawaiian bluewater vessel1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaNotesHōkūleʻa has, in the past, been Bermuda-rigged for some passages.1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaOwnerPolynesian Voyaging Society1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaPropulsionSail1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaSail planwaʻa kaulua, crabclaw sails1.00infobox
HōkūleʻaStatusActive1.00infobox

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