Posted at 12:46 p.m., Friday, January 12, 2007
Strong winds, seas delay Hokule'a
Advertiser Staff
KAWAIHAE -- The expected departure of the sailing canoes Hokule'a and Alingano Maisu has been delayed until late Sunday at the earliest.Hokule'a, underway from O'ahu to Kawaihae on the Big Island of Hawai'i, encountered extremely strong winds and seas in the 'Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and the Big Island and was not expected to arrive on the Big Island until late tonight.
The Hawaiian voyaging canoe has embarked on a five-month trip with two primary goals: to escort the gift of the voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu to navigator Mau Piailug in Micronesia; and to make a visit to the islands of Japan in honor of Hawai'i's historic connection to that nation.
It had been expected to set off for the voyage tomorrow.
