The homecoming, which marks the end of a difficult and meaningful voyage, was an emotional one for many. As the canoe approached land, a rainbow could be seen just off the horizon. Hawaiians greeted the canoe and its crew with traditional chants. HONOLULU ― Three years after setting sail from Hawaii using only the stars, the wind and ancient Polynesian navigation techniques to voyage around the world, the Hokulea , a traditional double-hulled Hawaiian sailing canoe, has arrived back home on the island of Oahu. “Watching you on your epic voyage, you taught us that there is more than connects the world than divides us,” Ige said to the Hokulea crew during Saturday’s ceremony, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

Source: Huffington Post June 18, 2017 19:07 UTC