On March 17, 1978, a windy and sunny day, after an elaborate send-off by hundreds of spectators at Magic Island, the Hokule'a left at dusk on what was supposed to be a 35-day voyage to Tahiti.

Just a few hours later, though, around 11 p.m., water flooded one of the hulls, and the canoe began capsizing between Oahu and Lanai.

Read the full article by the Honolulu Star Bulletin, Reporter: Laurie Au, at this link:

http://starbulletin.com/2008/03/17/news/story01.html