{"id":1424,"date":"2026-06-16T12:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1424"},"modified":"2026-06-16T12:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T12:36:47","slug":"hokuleas-maiden-voyage-celebrated-at-iolani-palace-50-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1424","title":{"rendered":"Hokulea\u2019s maiden voyage celebrated at Iolani Palace 50 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; Celebrations took place at Iolani Palace over the weekend for the 50th anniversary of Hokulea\u2019s maiden voyage to Tahiti.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1422\">New Honolulu sewer fee structure to reward lower water use<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s event was hosted by the Iolani Palace and the Inspiration Hawaii Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Original crew members were welcomed with hula and music.<\/p>\n<p>They were panel discussions, reflecting on the maiden voyage and sharing fond memories aboard Hokulea, <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The discussion also covered the ways Hokulea continues to extend her legacy to this day.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1420\">Estate fraud suspect pleads not guilty to new charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you talk about personality for Hokulea, she is Mama Hokulea. She\u2019s now Grandma Hokulea,\u201d said Brandi Cutler from the Polynesian Voyaging Society. \u201cThere\u2019s lots of descendant canoes from her, and some of them are here with us today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hokulea event was part of Iolani Palace\u2019s Kamaaina Sundays, which invites the community to join every second Sunday of each month to learn about and celebrate Hawaiian Culture.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those of us who weren\u2019t here before Hokulea was here, we just have this vast open beautiful future because of her and folks like Nainoa and all the crew that have made sure we we\u2019ve held on to her and what she can bring,\u201d Cutler said. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=1418\">Paauilo Store closes after 70+ years serving Hamakua Coast<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Original crew members were welcomed with hula and music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1423,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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