by DND | Oct 24, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Kūpuna, mākua, and keiki recently gathered at Hukilau Beach to greet Hōkūleʻa and her crew for their long-awaited first visit to Lāʻie. “There is so much aloha that the community has for Hōkūleʻa and for the whole idea of voyaging,” said Kawika Eskaran, captain of...
by DND | Oct 22, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hōkūleʻa was welcomed into Maunalua Bay at Kawaihoa by paddlers from Hui Nalu Canoe Club. After towing into the bay and dropping her sails and masts she made her way under a bridge to dock at Hawaiʻi Kai Towne Center where she was met by the Maunalua community. Mahalo...
by DND | Oct 17, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“We are all connected by the ocean. The Hōkūleʻa is symbolic of those ties, and I believe that Hōkūleʻa is the ambassador, not only for Hawaiians, but also to all other indigenous people from the Pacific,” said Claire Hiwahiwa Steele, a project assistant with the...
by DND | Oct 1, 2013 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia continued their journey along Oʻahu’s Leeward Coast, the crew was greeted by the keiki of Ke Kula Kaiapuni o...
by DND | Oct 1, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia continued their journey along Oʻahu’s Leeward Coast, the crew was greeted by community members who long awaited their return. One group in particular, was MAʻO Organic Farms who welcomed the crew to their ʻāina deep in the valleys of...
