Hokule'a et son vaisseau sœur Hikianalia revient à Hawaï bouclant sa circumnavigation en 47000 miles avec 86 escales dans 26 pays. 

On May 18, 2014, H?k?le‘a and its sister vessel, Hikianalia embarked from Oahu for "Malama Honua," a three-year circumnavigation of the earth. It returned to port in Hawaii on June 17, 2017. The journey covered 47,000 nautical miles with stops at 85 ports in 26 countries.