Representatives from Alaska, Indigenous Taiwan, Micronesia, Sāmoa, Rarotonga and Aotearoa (New Zealand) will share their well-wishes and commitments to the mission of the voyage.

Source: https://bigislandnow.com/2023/06/15/hokule%ca%bba-crew-monitors-weather-for-best-time-to-leave-alaska-as-they-embark-on-4-year-voyage/

The Melanesian nations, which have been courted by China and the US for security and economic ties in the strategic South Pacific, will instead send ministers to the 18-member bloc meeting opening in Rarotonga, Cook Islands, on Monday.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-pm-in-beijing-to-meet-chinese-president-xi-jinping-interest-rates-tipped-to-rise-on-cup-day-20231106-p5ehrx.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

This was through international and regional agreements such as the London Convention (1972), the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982), the Rarotonga Treaty (1986), the Noumea Convention (1986) and the Waigani Convention (1995).

Source: https://fijisun.com.fj/2023/08/25/pacific-not-a-nuclear-waste-dumping-ground/