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GO TO BELOW: (1) Kawainui Kane's Paintings of Canoes; (2) Drawings of Hokule'a; (3) Video; (4) Canoe Photos; (5) Maps of Voyages; (6) Star Compasses

Herb Kawainui Kane's Paintings

Herb Kawainui Kane's paintings appear in his two books "Voyagers" (Honolulu: Whalesong, 1991) and in "Ancient Hawai'i" (Captain Cook, Hawai'i: Kawainui Press, 1997).

Hokule'a I (From "Voyagers" / page 30)

Hokule'a II (From "Voyagers" / page 31)

A Wa'a Kaulua of Hawai'i (From "Voyagers" / page 18)

A Hawaiian Interisland Sailing Canoe

A Tree for a New Canoe (From "Voyagers" / page 52)

Readying a Canoe for a Voyage (From "Voyagers" / page 67)

Navigator (From "Ancient Hawai'i" / page 21)

A Double-Masted Tahitian Tipairua (From "Voyagers" / page 26)

A Va'a Motu (Coastal Sailing Canoe) of Tahiti (From "Voyagers" / page 25)

Drawings

Construction Drawings for Hokule'a

Black and White Diagram of Hokule'a, with Names of Each Part.

Color Drawing of Hokule'a by Honolulu Star Bulletin artist David Swann

Color Drawing of Hokule'a by Honolulu Advertiser Artist Greg Taylor

Canoe Photos

Hokule'a (Hawai'i): Profile, with Inverted Triangular Sails, Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Hokule'a (Hawai'i): Profile, with Boomless Triangular Sails, Sailing to Rapa Nui, 1999; see 1999 Voyage to Rapa Nui

Hawai'iloa (Hawai'i): Profile, Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Hawai'iloa (Hawai'i): Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Hawai'iloa (Hawai'i): With Kwaguitl Canoe, British Columbia, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Alaska

Hawai'iloa (Hawai'i): Sailing in the Icy Straits, Alaska, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Alaska

Makali'i (Hawai'i): Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Te Aurere (Aotearoa / New Zealand): Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Nga Toki Matawhaorua (Aotearoa / New Zealand): Paddling Canoe Greeting Hokule'a in Aotearoa, 1985; see 1985 Voyage to Aotearoa

Nga Toki Matawhaorua (Aotearoa / New Zealand): At the Sixth Pacific Arts Festival in Rarotonga, 1992; see 1992 Voyage to Rarotonga

Takitumu (Rarotonga, Cook Islands): Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Te Au Tonga (Rarotonga, Cook Islands): Sailing off Honolulu, 1995; see 1995 Voyage to Nukuhiva

Ngapuariki (Aitutaki, Cook Islands): At the Sixth Pacific Arts Festival in Rarotonga, 1992; see 1992 Voyage to Rarotonga

Waan Aelon Kein (Marshall Islands): At the Sixth Pacific Arts Festival in Rarotonga, 1992; see 1992 Voyage to Rarotonga

Maps / the Voyages of Hokule'a and Hawai'iloa:

Maps: Rapa Nui Voyage / 1999-2000: (1) Hawai'i to Rapanui and back (color); (2) Hawai'i to Rapanui and back (bw1); (3) Hawai'i to Rapanui and back (bw2); (4) Mangareva-Rapa Nui (color); (5) Mangareva-Rapa Nui (bw); (6) Marquesas Interisland Leg: Nukuhiva, Ua Pou, Ua Huka, Tahuata, Fatu Hiva, and Hiva Oa (bw). For stories of the voyage, see the 1999-2000 voyage to Rapanui.

Maps: Alaska and West Coast Voyages / Summer 1995: (1) Hawai'iloa to British Columbia and Alaska. For stories of the Alaska voyage, see the 1995 voyage to the West Coast, British Columbia, & Alaska; (2) Hokule'a's West Coast Voyage. For a summary of the West Coast voyage, see the 1995 voyage to the West Coast, British Columbia, & Alaska.

Maps: Nukuhiva / 1995: (1) Hawai'i to Nukuhiva and back (color); (2) Hawai'i to Nukuhiva and back (bw); (3) Map of the Voyage South, with course lines; (4) Map of the Voyage Home, with course lines. For stories of the voyage, see the 1995 voyage to the Marquesas.

Maps: Rarotonga / 1992: (1) Hawai'i to Rarotonga and back (color); (2) Hawai'i to Rarotonga and back (bw). For stories of the voyage, see the 1992 voyage to Rarotonga.

Maps: Aotearoa / 1985-87: (1) Hawai'i to Aotearoa and back (color); (2) Hawai'i to Aotearoa and back (bw); (3) Tahiti to Aotearoa and back (color). For stories of the voyage, see the 1985-87 voyage to Aotearoa (New Zealand).

Maps: Tahiti / 1980: (1) Black and White Map; (2) Color Map. For stories of the voyage, see the 1980 voyage to Tahiti.

Maps: Tahiti / 1976: (1) Black and White Map; (2) Color Map. For stories of the voyage, see the 1976 voyage to Tahiti.

Star Compasses

Hawaiian Star Compass. Click here for an explanation of the directional houses.

Hawaiian Star Compass with the Rising and Setting Points of the 21 Brightest Stars and the Sun

Mau's Mircronesian Star Compass