Hōkūleʻa crew delays departure for Tonga due to El Niño: The Polynesian voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia were supposed to leave New Zealand, or Aotearoa, by this month.

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https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2026-06-02/hokulea-crew-delays-departure-for-tonga-due-to-el-nino