Maisu (left) and Hokule'a (right) arriving at the entrance to the Northeast Pass into the lagoon at Chuuk. Although the islands are high islands like Hawaii, Chuuk is a true atoll and the islands surround a lagoon. The entire area of the high islands and the lagoon is then surrounded by a massive coral reef system which makes navigating up to the islands much more hazardous than approaching the Hawaiian Islands.
(Photo by Mike Taylor, Captain, Kama Hele)