Hokule‘a left Honolulu, O‘ahu, on January 11 to join Alingano Maisu in Kawaihae, Hawai‘i. The two canoes sailed for Satawal in Micronesia to deliver Alingano Maisu as a gift to navigator-teacher Mau Piailug. They departed from Kawaihae on January 19; they returned to Kealakekua Bay for repairs on a cracked steering paddle on January 20; they departed again from Kealakekua Bay on January 23, for Majuro; sighted Johnston Atoll on Feb. 5, 804 miles S by W of Kawaihae; and continued on to Majuro, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Satawal, Woleai, Ulithi, Yap, and Palau. After returning to Yap, Hokule'a left for Okinawa Japan on April 11 and arrived April 22. In Japan, Hokule'a stopped in Naze, Amami; Uto, Kumamoto; Nomozaki and Nagasaki; Fukuoka, Shinmji, Iwaijima, Oshima, Miyajima, Hiroshima, Uwajima, Muroto, Miura, and Kamakura before arriving in Yokohama on June 8. Hokule'a was shipped back to Hawai'i on June 21 by NYK, arriving in Honolulu on July 1. For a Weblog with reports, photos, and maps, see 2007 Voyage Weblog.
Map: Stops in Japan
Updated: August 4, 2007
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Date Format: Hawai'i date/date at Stops. (Stops are west of the International Date Line and one day ahead of Hawai'i.) |
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| Kawaihae to Majuro, Marshall Islands. | 2068 miles / 3830 km | 252 degrees / 'Aina Kona / WSW | Departed Kealakekua Bay, HI on Jan. 23.
Arrived at Majuro: Feb. 18/ Feb. 19 Departed Majuro: Feb. 21/Feb. 22 |
26 days | 3 days | Maisu: Shorty Bertelmann/Chadd Paishon; Hokule'a: Bruce Blankenfeld |
| Majuro to Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) | 783 miles / 1450 km | 272 degrees / Komohana / W | Arrived at Pohnpei: Feb. 28/Mar. 1;
Departed Pohnpei: Mar. 6/Mar. 7 |
7 days | 5 days | Maisu: Shorty Bertelmann/Chadd Paishon; Hokule'a: Bruce Blankenfeld |
| Pohnpei to Chuuk (FSM) | 380 miles / 704 km | 274 degrees / Komohana / W | Arrived at Chuuk Mar. 9/Mar. 10
Departed Chuuk Mar. 11/12 |
4 days | 2 days | Maisu: Shorty Bertelmann/Chadd Paishon; Hokule'a: Nainoa Thompson |
| Chuuk to Satawal, Yap State (FSM) | 286 miles/ 530 km | 269 degrees / Komohana / W | Arrived at Satawal Mar. 14/15
Departed Satawal Mar. 19/Mar. 20 |
3 day | 5 day | Maisu: Shorty Bertelmann/Chadd Paishon; Hokule'a: Nainoa Thompson |
| Satawal to Woleai, Yap State | 186 miles / 344 km | 271 degrees / Komohana / W | Arrived Mar. 21, a.m. /Mar. 22
Departed Mar. 21 p.m./Mar. 22 p.m. |
1 day | 1 day | Maisu: Shorty Bertelmann/Chadd Paishon; Hokule'a: Nainoa Thompson |
| Woleai to Ulithi, Yap State (FSM)
Lat. /Long.: 10.08444/139.70889 [Inside Ulithi Lagoon, off Mogmog / Mwagmwog Island] |
295 miles / 546 km | 301 degrees / Noio Ho'olua / NW by W | Arrived Mar. 23 /Mar. 24
Departed Mar. 24/Mar. 25 |
2 days | 1 day | Maisu: Shorty Bertelmann/Chadd Paishon; Hokule'a: Nainoa Thompson/Ka'iulani Murphy |
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Ulithi to Yap,Yap State (FSM)
Lat./Long.: 9.515/ 138.12 |
93 miles / 173 km | 256 degrees / La Kona / W by S | Arrived Mar. 25/Mar. 26
Departed Mar. 29/Mar. 30 |
1 day | 4 days | Maisu: Sesario Sewralur
Hokule'a: Nainoa Thompson |
| Yap to Palau;
Lat./Long.: 7.345/ 134.48 [Koror, Palau] |
250 miles / 464 km | 240 degrees / Noio Kona / SW by W | Arrived Mar. 31/Apr. 1
Departed: April 5/April 6 |
2 days | 5 days | Maisu: Sesario Sewralur
Hokule'a: Nainoa Thompson |
| Palau to Yap
Hokule'a will depart for Japan from Yap |
250 miles / 464 km | 59 degrees/Noio Ko'olau / NE by E | Departed Palau: April 5/April 6
Arrived in Yap: April 7/April 8. Departed for Okinawa, Japan: April 11/12. |
2 days | 4 days | Maisu: Sesario Sewralur
Hokule'a: Na'alehu Anthony/Ka'iulani Murphy |
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| Yap to Okinawa
Itoman Harbor Lat./Long.: 26.13 / 127.656 |
1162 miles / 2151 km | 330 degrees / Nalani Ho'olua / NW by N | Departed Yap: April 11/12
Arrived: April 22/23 |
11 days | 5 days | Nainoa Thompson |
| Okinawa to Naze, Amami Island (Unscheduled stop to wait out a storm.) | Amami island is about halfway between Okinawa and the southern end of Kyushu. | Departed Okinawa: April 28/29
Arrived in Amami: April 29/30 |
1 day | 2 days | Chad Baybayan | |
| Okinawa to Kumamoto (Uto Marina) | 455 miles / 842 km | Okinawa to Kumamoto:
21 degrees / Na Leo Ko'olau/ NNE |
Departed Amami: May 1/2
Arrived at Uto, Kumamoto: May 3/4 |
2 days | 3 days | Chad Baybayan |
| Kumamoto to Nagasaki | 90 miles / 167 km | Once Hokule'a sights Kyushu, the remainder of the voyage will involve coastal and inland sea sailing by landmarks and navigational aides; Mahalo to NYK for providing an on-board pilot to help guide Hokule'a through the sometimes narrow and often busy waters of Japan. | Departed Uto, Kumamoto: May 6/7
Via Nomozaki (overnight stop) Arrived Nagasaki: May 7/8 |
1 day | 3 days | Chad Baybayan |
| Nagasaki to Fukuoka | 210 miles / 389 km | coastal and inland sea sailing by landmarks and navigational aides | Departed: May 10/11
Arrived: May 10/11 |
0.5 days ("We made great time from Nagasaki due to the expertise of our Japanese guide captain who shortened our path considerably." Kaimana) | 8 days (3-day weather delay) | Chad Baybayan |
| Fukuoka to Oshima (Yamaguchi) | 152 miles / 281 km | coastal and inland sea sailing by landmarks and navigational aides | Departed: May 18/19
Via Shinmoji (overnight stop) and Iwaijima Arrived: May 19/20 |
1 days | 3 days | Chad Baybayan |
| Oshima to Miyajima/ Hiroshima | 30 miles / 56 km | coastal and inland sea sailing by landmarks and navigational aides | Departed: May 22/23
Via Miyajima (overnight stop) Arrived: May 23/24 |
1 day | 3 days | Nainoa Thompson |
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Hiroshima to Uwajima
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73 miles / 135 km
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coastal and inland sea sailing by landmarks and navigational aides
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Departure: May 26/27 Via Oshima (overnight stop) Arrival: May 27/28 |
1 day
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7 days (3-day weather delay, waiting for a cold front to move east.)
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Nainoa Thompson
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| Uwajima to Yokohama | 465 miles /860 km | coastal sailing by landmarks |
Departure: June 3/4 Via Muroto (overnight stop June 4/5) and Miura (two nights, from June 6/7 to 8/9, with a day trip to Kamakura on June 7/8 Arrival: June 8/9 |
5 days | 15 days; Hokule'a will be shipped back to Honolulu on June 21/22 by NYK. | Bruce Blankenfeld |
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