Donned in beanies and insulated jackets, crew members aboard the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe Hokule‘a have departed Juneau, Alaska, to begin its first leg of their Alaska Heritage Sail. Crew members departed Juneau Friday morning and Hokule‘a is expected to arrive in Yakutat, Alaska, by noon today. The Hokule‘a is sailing through the southeast region of Alaska, a pre-voyage before the four-year navigation circumnavigation of the Pacific.