Hawaii's famous Hokule'a canoe docked at Chace Park
Kayak's stop part of a 4-year Moananui'kea Voyage circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean
Visitors Visitors witnessed witnessed a a majestic majestic scene scene on on Tuesday Tuesday as as the the traditional traditional Polynesian Polynesian voyaging voyaging canoe canoe Hokule'a Hokule'a docked docked at at Marina Marina Del Del Rey's Rey's Chace Chace Park. Park. The The stop stop is is part part of of the the canoe's canoe's four-year four-year
Moananui'kea Moananui'kea Voyage Voyage and and circumnavigation circumnavigation of of the the Pacific Pacific Ocean. Ocean.
The The double-hulled double-hulled canoe canoe and and its its crew crew were were escorted escorted into into the the Marina Marina by by the the Kizh Kizh Nation, Nation, the the original original Indian Indian tribe tribe of of the the greater greater Los Los Angeles Angeles and and Orange Orange County County regions. regions. The The voyaging voyaging canoe canoe will will stop stop at at 13650 13650 Mindanao Mindanao Way Way in in Marina Marina Del Del Rey Rey until until
Monday. Monday. Until Until then, then, guests guests will will be be offered offered dockside dockside canoe canoe tours tours where where they they will will learn learn about about the the canoe's canoe's history, history, ancient ancient wayfinding wayfinding and and navigation. navigation.
On On Thursday, Thursday, Loyola Loyola Marymount Marymount
University University will will host host an an evening evening at at the the Life Life Sciences Sciences Auditorium Auditorium with with navigator navigator Nainoa Nainoa Thompson, Thompson, where where guests guests will will learn learn about about the the history history of of
Hokule'a. Hokule'a. Thompson Thompson is is the the first first Native Native
Hawaiian Hawaiian in in 600 600 years years to to practice practice the the ancient Polynesian art of navigation. The event will start at 5:30 p.m.
On Sunday, guests are invited to join
the Hokule'a Community Festival nic in the Park at 5 p.m. at Chace Park in Marina Del Rey. Visitors are invited have a picnic, bring food, blankets, and chairs. No food vendors will be available.