Two Polynesian Voyaging Canoes will be passing by Campbell River and the east coast of Vancouver Island this month as part of a 43,000 nautical mile circumnavigation of the Pacific Ocean.

Billed as 害羞草研究所淎 Voyage for Oceans, A Voyage for Earth,害羞草研究所� Moananui膩kea (the name of the voyage)害羞草研究所檚 goal is to 害羞草研究所渋gnite a movement of 10 million 害羞草研究所榩lanetary navigators害羞草研究所� who will pursue critical and inspiring 害羞草研究所榲oyages害羞草研究所� to ensure a better future for the earth.害羞草研究所�

The voyage started in Alaska, and will pass by B.C. through September. From there, the crews will continue south along the west coast of North, Central and South America, before they turn west early next year towards the Galapagos Islands and Rapa Nui. It will pass through Polynesia (Pitcairn Islands, Marquesas, Tuamotus) through next spring, and finish the crossing to Aotearoa (New Zealand) where it will travel through spring 2025.

The voyage will cover Melanesia and Micronesia into 2026, and then travel through Asia and up to Russia by September 2026. By the end of 2026 the voyagers will have crossed the Northern Pacific to Los Angeles, and will return to Hawai害羞草研究所檌. It will make one final trip in the spring of 2027 to Tahiti.

Though the plan is subject to change, it will take the multiple crews around the world害羞草研究所檚 largest ocean, where they will visit over 100 Indigenous territories and stop in hundreds of ports. Including Campbell River.

The two vessels 害羞草研究所� H艒k奴le害羞草研究所榓 and Hikianalia 害羞草研究所� will be crewed by 400 different people over the next four years, and the goal is to inspire people to work towards improving their impact on the Earth.

害羞草研究所淲e do so by developing young leaders and engaging communities around the world while amplifying the vital importance of our oceans, nature, science and indigenous wisdom,害羞草研究所� says the Moananui膩kea website.

害羞草研究所淧VS and Pacific voyaging leadership are identifying important cultural, educational and environmental sites to visit during the Voyage. Each leg will have a specific purpose and lead to our ultimate goal of connecting Pacific communities for collective action around common challenges and a shared sustainable destiny.害羞草研究所�

The vessels are expected to visit Browns Bay Resort on Aug. 2, from there they will make their way to Campbell River. People can track the voyage at .

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