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Hōkūleʻa Returns to Waitangi, 40 Years After Voyage that Revived Māori Wayfinding

The 123-year-old koa canoe Aʻa, restored by volunteers and cultural practitioners, was ceremonially blessed and paddled to preserve Native Hawaiian traditions and maritime history.

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By Peter de Graaf of RNZ Forty years after its first visit sparked the revival of Māori ocean voyaging, the Hawaiian waka Hōkūleʻa is due back at Waitangi...

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Hōkūleʻa returns to Waitangi, 40 years after voyage that revived Māori wayfinding

By Peter de Graaf of RNZ Forty years after its first visit sparked the revival of Māori ocean voyaging, the Hawaiian waka Hōkūleʻa is due back at Waitangi...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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Hawaiian waka comes to Waitangi, 40 years after sparking revival of Māori ocean voyaging

Hōkūleʻa's historic 1985 journey helped spark the revival of Māori ocean voyaging.

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Photo Essay: A Revered Hawaiian Koa Canoe Returns To The Ocean

The newly restored A‘a, commissioned by royalty, is one of the oldest racing canoes in Hawai‘i.

·Honolulu, United States
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Civil Beat broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
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