In the middle of the 70s, an artist - Herb Kane – decided to reconstruct one of the famous pirogues which allowed the Pacific islands, including his native Hawaii, to be populated.
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Published on 06/02/2017
By
Jean-Christophe Guillaumin
Issue:
148
Published:
Jul.
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Aug.
2016
The aim then was to rediscover part of his roots and his culture. Hokule’a’s first voyage was to Tahiti, in 1976. The catamaran then went on to cruise extensively in the Pacific, even visiting Easter Island in 1999.
At the beginning of May, Hokule'a arrived in Newport News, at the invitation of the Mariner's Museum.
A voyage which can be followed on:
www.hokulea.com
At the beginning of May, Hokule'a arrived in Newport News, at the invitation of the Mariner's Museum.
A voyage which can be followed on:
www.hokulea.com
