STAR-BULLETIN / 1999
Poor weather has delayed the planned journey of the Hokule'a to Micronesia and Japan.
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High winds delay Hokule'a trip
WAILUKU » The Polynesian Voyaging Society has postponed the departure of the double-hulled canoe Hokule'a on its journey to Micronesia and Japan until the middle or end of this week due to gale force winds in the Hawaiian Islands, society spokeswoman Kathryn Thompson said.
The voyage to Micronesia is meant to honor Mau Piailug, the master navigator who taught traditional Pacific wayfinding methods to native Hawaiians and helped renew interest in canoe voyaging.
The Hokule'a had been scheduled to leave Oahu for the Big Island on Thursday, but poor weather conditions delayed the sail.
Once underway, the Hokule'a is expected to sail to Kawaihae on the Big Island to rendezvous with another double-hulled canoe, the Alingano Maisu.
Both voyaging canoes are expected to sail near Kahoolawe before departing southward to Micronesia.
The first leg of the journey will be to Majuro in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a sail of about 2,200 miles in roughly 22 days.