Moananuiākea
In 1976, a voyaging canoe sparked a cultural revival that quickly spread throughout Polynesia, breathing life into ancient myths and legends. More than four decades later, Hōkūleʻa continues to inspire a new generation of navigators and voyagers to gather their courage and sail beyond the horizon of the Pacific.
Pilina First’s partners worked closely with ʻŌiwiTV, the key media partner for Hōkūleʻa’s 2013 - 2019 Worldwide Voyage. That effort produced 4,000 hours of footage, 500,000 still photos, earned-media in markets around the world, and 4 billion impressions. Nāʻālehu Anthony has been a Hōkūleʻa crew member for decades and has produced numerous short-form pieces as well as feature-length documentaries on the history, accomplishments, and impact of this storied vessel. Moananuiākea is the pinnacle of that work.
MOANANUIĀKEA: ONE OCEAN. ONE PEOPLE. ONE CANOE.
celebrates the historic Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage that connected countless individuals and communities from around the globe. This voyage also represented the fulfillment of the vision of Nainoa Thompson and his contemporaries, the passing of the mantle of celestial navigation to the next generation of kānaka maoli who will retain the skills of their ancestors and perpetuate this tradition for generations to come.
