<P> Led by Captain Elia David Ku ʻualoha `` Kawika '' Kapahulehua and Navigator Pius `` Mau '' Piailug , a Yapese master navigator. , Hōkūle ʻa departed Honolua Bay , Maui , Hawai ʻi for Pape ʻete , Tahiti , ( voyage map ) as part of the celebration of the United States Bicentennial . Mau navigated from Hawaii to Tahiti without instruments . The return leg employed western instruments ( compass , nautical charts , sextant , chronometer , dividers , parallel rulers , pencil , nautical almanac ) . </P>
<P> Led by Captain Elia David Ku ʻualoha `` Kawika '' Kapahulehua and Navigator Pius `` Mau '' Piailug , a Yapese master navigator. , Hōkūle ʻa departed Honolua Bay , Maui , Hawai ʻi for Pape ʻete , Tahiti , ( voyage map ) as part of the celebration of the United States Bicentennial . Mau navigated from Hawaii to Tahiti without instruments . The return leg employed western instruments ( compass , nautical charts , sextant , chronometer , dividers , parallel rulers , pencil , nautical almanac ) . </P>
who was the navigator on the first hōkūleʻa voyage
who was the navigator on the first hōkūleʻa voyage
Pius `` Mau '' Piailug
Pius `` Mau '' Piailug