About Te Mana o Te Moana

"We have chosen this name for our voyage, which translates as "The Spirit of the Sea", to contribute to the wisdom of the Polynesian ancestors who loved and respected the sea. Several thousand years ago, the Polynesian ancestors traveled the Pacific on great voyaging canoes, called vaka moana, using only the stars, the ocean, and the surrounding wildlife to navigate, and lived closely connected to the sea. In crossing the Pacific from Aotearoa to Hawaii, we aim to sail in the ancestors' wake and learn from their wisdom. We want to teach young people about this old bond with the sea."

Scientific background: 

http://www.pacificvoyagers.org/about-project/scientific-background.html 

Kava Bowl Ocean Summit on Oahu:

http://www.kboceansummit.org/index.html 

http://www.kboceansummit.org/participating-organizations.html

Track the Voyage 

http://www.pacificvoyagers.org/voyage/track-the-voyage/ 

Faafaite welcoming ceremony:

FAAFAITE PROMO ENG

The Seven Vaka

Marumaru Atua - Cook Islands

Haunui - Pan Pacific

Te Matau a Maui - Aotearoa

Faafaite - Tahiti

Uto Ni Yalo - Fiji

Gaualofa - Samoa

Hine Moana - Pan Pacific