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Spring 1995: Na 'Ohana Holo Moana:
The Voyaging Families of the Vast Ocean

Photo right: The Rarotongan Canoe Te Au Tonga Sailing off Honolulu


- photo of rarotongan canoe te au tongaFeb. 3-11: Hokule'a and Hawai'iloa Depart from Hilo, Hawai'i
Feb. 13-18: South to 13 degrees N Latitude
Feb. 19-25: South to the Equator
Feb. 26-Mar. 5: Hokule'a and Hawai'iloa Arrive in Tahiti; Makali'i Departs from Hilo
Mar. 7-Mar. 29: Makali'i sails South; Ceremonies at Taputapuatea; Makali'i arrives in Tahiti; A fleet of six canoes is provisioned in Tautira, Tahiti, for the voyage to Nukuhiva.
April 5-18: The fleet departs for Nukuhiva; Events in Nukuhiva
April 20-May 2: The fleet sails north to Hawai'i
May 3-May 14: Nono flies discovered on three canoes; Fumigation at Sea; Homecoming at Kualoa, O'ahu, and Ke'ehi Lagoon