by DND | Nov 11, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV
The aim of PILI ‘Ohana is to integrate community wisdom and expertise with scientific methods to conduct research on health disparities, with a specific emphasis on obesity, in Native Hawaiian and Pacific Peoples (including Filipinos, Chuukese, and other Pacific...
by DND | Nov 11, 2015 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
The crew visited iSimangaliso Wetland Park to see the natural wonders South Africa and its people had to offer. While in Richards Bay South Africa the Hōkūleʻa crew visited iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1999, the 820,400-acre...
by DND | Nov 5, 2015 | Politics
STATEMENT E nā Paemoku o ka ʻāina kulāiwi mai ka lā hiki ma Kumukahi a i ka welona a ka lā i Lehua kāpī kai aloha nui kākou. ‘O au nō ʻo Amy Kalili he keiki na ka ʻohana Awai Kalili no ka ʻāina o Paʻalaʻa e waiho ʻia ʻana ma ka aekai ʻākau o kēia mokupuni nei i hānau...
by DND | Oct 30, 2015 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
After sailing more than 16,000 nautical miles on the Worldwide Voyage, Hōkūleʻa now faces new challenges and risks on the most dangerous leg to date. Master Navigator Nainoa Thompson revealed, “It’s probably the most complex sail plan we’ve ever had. It’s twenty-four...
by DND | Oct 29, 2015 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Crewmember Dr. Ruth Gates is discovering how corals might survive ocean acidification and other threats pressuring the world’s reefs. Her visit to the Great Barrier Reef during the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage provided an opportunity to bridge and compare Hawaiian...
