Senator Hirono Welcomes Hokulea to Washington, D.C.

Senator Hirono joined Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, White House Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith, and the Hawaii community in Washington, D.C. at the Washington Canoe Club to welcome voyaging canoe Hokulea. The Senator presented Polynesian Voyaging Society President Nainoa Thompson with Senate recognition of Hokulea’s Malama Honua worldwide voyage.

With the Hokulea in the background, Senator Hirono presents Nainoa Thompson with Congressional recognition of the Hokulea’s worldwide voyage