The Hōkūleʻa will trace a route along the Southeast region of Alaska in the journey’s first leg Heritage Sail, to pay homage to the leaders and places that helped build the longstanding relationship between the Pacific peoples of Hawai’i and Alaska. This event is a celebration of the enduring relationship between Hawai’i and the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian and other Alaska Native communities. In total, Hōkūleʻa will circumnavigate an estimated 43,000 nautical miles around the Pacific, visiting 36 countries and nearly 100 Indigenous territories.
