in new zealand, the crew of hokule‘a were welcomed with a traditional maori greeting before learningto australia, where the boat sailed around the coast from sydney, visiting several different cultural and environmental sites, including the great barrier reef. the trip from australia to bali was a difficult one for the crew, due to poor conditions, but also marked the first time the canoe had ventured further than the pacific ocean. sailing into south africa after a brief stay on the island of mauritius meant the hokule‘a had successfully sailed 10,000 nautical miles. applause. the leg between south africa and brazil proved tricky for the navigators, who had to use tiny islands as markers to keep them on track. in cuba, crew membersjoined a meeting about us relations and discussions on cultural connections between cuba and hawaii, before heading to the virgin islands and on to america. aloha! after reaching florida in may of 2016, the hokule‘a spent the next several months travelling the east coast, connecting with local schools, native american and maritime communities. singing. fro

after reaching florida in may of 2016, the hokule'a spent the next several months travelling the eastaritime communities. singing. from there, they travelled to new york and new england. the boat then began its journey back to the pacific ocean by a trip through the panama canal. arriving on rapa nui, also known as easter island, was a significant accomplishment but on the journey as the tiny island is considered extremely hard to find using natural navigation skills. the last part of the journey included brief stop at the pitcairn and marquesas islands before the crew steered the canoe back to hawaii. 19 countries and 40,000 nautical miles later and the hokule'a's work is farfrom done — the boat will now embark on an eight—month trip around the hawaiian islands in a bid to reconnect with local communities and schools. last year, three strong earthquakes and hundreds of aftershocks caused widespread destruction in central italy and 300 people died. there was also damage to the country's cultural heritage. now the authorities in umbria have created an emergency room for the art that wa

after reaching florida in may of 2016, the hokule‘a spent the next three months travelling to the east the boat then began its journey back to the pacific ocean by a truck through the panama canal. arriving on naitanui, also known as east ireland, was a significant compass but on the journey as the tiny island is considered extremely ha rd to tiny island is considered extremely hard to find using natural navigation skills. the last part of the journey included brief stop at the journey included brief stop at the pitcairn and marquesas islands before the crew steered the canoe back to hawaii. 19 countries and 40,000 nautical miles later and hokule‘a ‘s work is far from done. the boat will now embark on an eight—month trip around the hawaiian island in a bid to reconnect with local and schools. what a journey! now to ireland where one antique dealer got a nice surprise selling a chinese vase. this blue glaze double gourd vase was expected to fetch around $800 at auction. but was eventually snapped up for a whopping $828,000! the vase turned out to be from the 18th century qing period and