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Ismael Tewalmai, 40, a veteran crew member from the Federated States of Micronesia, securing the Hoi aboard the voyaging canoe while docked in Taiwan. Photo by Chuan-Jung Teng, Master’s Program, National Sun Yat-sen University (@pilot_cliff)..JPG

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A man wearing a blue shawl and a wreath of green leaves on his head, with his back to the camera, raising his right hand towards the sky during an outdoor event, with a group of people and cars in the background.

Alingano Maisu .JPG

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The arrival to Taiwan with the Tao people

Crew Arrival in Dapeng Bay Taiwan Mar 2nd Photo Credit Paichi Shein .JPG

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Alingano Maisu Photo by Chuan-Jung Teng, Master’s Program, National Sun Yat-sen University (@pilot_cliff)..JPG.jpg

Group of people wearing flower crowns and leis, celebrating outdoors with cloudy sky in background.

A young girl places a flower lei on an older man, who is bowing to her, during a beach ceremony. Several children and adults watch, with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.

Colorful boat decorated for a festival with a group of people in yellow shirts paddling it, next to a larger yellow boat with a red and white canopy, docked by a crowd of onlookers and vendors along the harbor wall.

A group of people, wearing colorful leis and traditional clothing, standing on a dock near the water, celebrating outdoor with a cloudy sky in the background.

An elderly woman wearing a colorful flower crown and a yellow shirt, smiling and looking slightly to her left, with blurred people in the background.

Two men stand on a boat, one holding ropes and the other holding a pole, with tropical trees in the background. The man on the left wears a black shirt and a necklace made of weapons, and the man on the right wears a red hat and a flower lei.

Departing Ceremony in Palau

Group of people gathered together indoors wearing colorful traditional and casual clothing, some with flower crowns, standing behind two woven drums and traditional wood instruments.

Two men dressed in black shirts and red sarongs participating in a traditional ceremony on a boat, with one wearing a flower crown and both raising their hands in the air.

A man wearing a yellow shirt and a pink flower crown is signing an item with a black marker. Other people, including a man playing a guitar, are in the background.

A group of children in traditional Polynesian attire performs a dance on a dock near a waterway, with onlookers in the background and tropical trees.

Man speaking into microphone wearing a pink flower crown and turquoise polo shirt.

Group of people standing on a dock in front of a yellow boat, holding flags including the flag of Taiwan, with a lush green hill and boats in the background.

A group of people on a boat decorated with flowers, wearing yellow shirts, some with floral headbands and leis, sailing on water.

A large group of people, wearing traditional colorful clothing and flower crowns, gathered outdoors in front of lush green mountains under a blue sky with clouds, some seated and others standing, posing for a photo.

A group of six people taking a selfie under a wooden shelter, smiling and posing in a casual outdoor setting.

Group of people gathered outdoors, some with hands clasped in prayer, others taking photos, in front of two traditional ceremonial figures with headdresses, in a lush green environment.

A woman is placing a necklace around a man's neck during a cultural ceremony outdoors, with several people watching and participating.

Group of people on the beach wearing colorful traditional and casual clothing, with some in elaborate headdresses, under a partly cloudy sky.

A woman sitting on a rock near the water on a pier, with an island or large rock formation in the background. She is wearing a yellow T-shirt and a blue cap.

Taitung landing ceremony

Ismael Tewalmai, 40, a veteran crew member from the Federated States of Micronesia, securing the Hoi aboard the voyaging canoe while docked in Taiwan. Photo by Chuan-Jung Teng, Master’s Program, National Sun Yat-sen University (@pilot_cliff)..JPG

Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 7.14.05 PM.png

A man wearing a blue shawl and a wreath of green leaves on his head, with his back to the camera, raising his right hand towards the sky during an outdoor event, with a group of people and cars in the background.

Alingano Maisu .JPG

Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 7.14.16 PM.png

The arrival to Taiwan with the Tao people

Crew Arrival in Dapeng Bay Taiwan Mar 2nd Photo Credit Paichi Shein .JPG

2026 Voyage Map.png

Alingano Maisu Photo by Chuan-Jung Teng, Master’s Program, National Sun Yat-sen University (@pilot_cliff)..JPG.jpg

Group of people wearing flower crowns and leis, celebrating outdoors with cloudy sky in background.

A young girl places a flower lei on an older man, who is bowing to her, during a beach ceremony. Several children and adults watch, with mountains and a cloudy sky in the background.

Colorful boat decorated for a festival with a group of people in yellow shirts paddling it, next to a larger yellow boat with a red and white canopy, docked by a crowd of onlookers and vendors along the harbor wall.

A group of people, wearing colorful leis and traditional clothing, standing on a dock near the water, celebrating outdoor with a cloudy sky in the background.

An elderly woman wearing a colorful flower crown and a yellow shirt, smiling and looking slightly to her left, with blurred people in the background.

Two men stand on a boat, one holding ropes and the other holding a pole, with tropical trees in the background. The man on the left wears a black shirt and a necklace made of weapons, and the man on the right wears a red hat and a flower lei.

Departing Ceremony in Palau

Group of people gathered together indoors wearing colorful traditional and casual clothing, some with flower crowns, standing behind two woven drums and traditional wood instruments.

Two men dressed in black shirts and red sarongs participating in a traditional ceremony on a boat, with one wearing a flower crown and both raising their hands in the air.

A man wearing a yellow shirt and a pink flower crown is signing an item with a black marker. Other people, including a man playing a guitar, are in the background.

A group of children in traditional Polynesian attire performs a dance on a dock near a waterway, with onlookers in the background and tropical trees.

Man speaking into microphone wearing a pink flower crown and turquoise polo shirt.

Group of people standing on a dock in front of a yellow boat, holding flags including the flag of Taiwan, with a lush green hill and boats in the background.

A group of people on a boat decorated with flowers, wearing yellow shirts, some with floral headbands and leis, sailing on water.

A large group of people, wearing traditional colorful clothing and flower crowns, gathered outdoors in front of lush green mountains under a blue sky with clouds, some seated and others standing, posing for a photo.

A group of six people taking a selfie under a wooden shelter, smiling and posing in a casual outdoor setting.

Group of people gathered outdoors, some with hands clasped in prayer, others taking photos, in front of two traditional ceremonial figures with headdresses, in a lush green environment.

A woman is placing a necklace around a man's neck during a cultural ceremony outdoors, with several people watching and participating.

Group of people on the beach wearing colorful traditional and casual clothing, with some in elaborate headdresses, under a partly cloudy sky.

A woman sitting on a rock near the water on a pier, with an island or large rock formation in the background. She is wearing a yellow T-shirt and a blue cap.

Taitung landing ceremony