Earlier this month, the Australian National Maritime Museum facilitated the first-ever Oceania Maritime Museum Administrators Course in Suva, Fiji bringing together 17 passionate professionals from across Oceania to share expertise, build skills and work collectively on the opportunities and challenges facing our maritime histories.

The Koʻolauloa ʻOhana Waʻa Training Camp was created with a simple but powerful purpose: to build connections within the voyaging community and inspire new generations of voyagers. Founded and coordinated by Kahia Walker, the four-day training camp has quickly become a space where culture, learning, and unity come together on and off the water.

A collaborative effort to preserve and share invaluable Cook Islands voyaging heritage is gaining momentum, with the Cook Islands Voyaging Society (CIVS) digitizing rare footage originally recorded by filmmaker Nick Henry. The CIVS digitization project, supported by key partners and contributors, aims to make this cultural treasure accessible to the public while seeking funding to complete the ambitious endeavor.