Rapa Nui Voyage--Timeline

Updated: December 7, 1998)

1998

April: Rig Hokule'a / Begin Sea Trials

May: Interisland Sea Trial: To Moloka'i

July: Interisland Sea Trial: SPEBE Center for Marine Science

August-September: Leadership Training to Kaho'olawe; Navigation Training: O'ahu - Ni'ihau - Nihoa - Ka'ula - Kaua'i

September: Kaua'i Crew Training (4 weeks)

October-November: O'ahu Crew Training (8 weeks)

December: Statewide Hawai'i Crew Training (4 weeks)

1999

January: Maui Crew Training (4 weeks)

February: Lana'i & Moloka'i Crew Training (4 weeks)

March: Drydock; Preparation for the Rapa Nui Voyage

April: Preparation for the Rapa Nui Voyage

May: Preparation for the Rapa Nui Voyage

June-December: Voyage to Rapanui

June 1999: Honolulu - Hilo

Leg 1: Hilo - Marquesas (Switch Crews on Nukuhiva or Hiva Oa)

Leg 2: Marquesas to Mangareva (Switch Crews on Mangareva)

Leg 3: Mangareva - Rapa Nui (Switch Crews on Rapanui)

Leg 4: Rapa Nui - Tahiti (Switch Crews on Tahiti)

Leg 5: Tahiti - Rangiroa - Hawai'i