by DND | Oct 8, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Crew member Kekaimalu Lee and ʻōlohe lua / carver Umi Kai make traditional fishing lures for use on...
by DND | Jul 28, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
On the island of Maupiti, crew members experience the rarely seen technique of stone fishing, which is similar to paepae in Hawaiʻi. Were they lucky or did the big one got...
by DND | Jul 12, 2014 | Culture, Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Nainoa Thompson explains the Hawaiian star compass used for navigation and how it was...
by DND | Jun 30, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“The waʻa is our origin. It is why we are here in these islands.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw9VWdTenbQ [spb_tabs width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_tab title=”ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi / Tahitian”] [spb_text_block...
by DND | Jun 27, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“The kiʻi is an effigy of this generation taking hold of an ancient murmur.” [dropcap2]B[/dropcap2]ound tight to Hōkūleʻa’s two manu hope are wooden figures or kiʻi symbolic of a long standing tradition among ancient Hawaiian canoe builders. On the starboard side is a...
by DND | Jun 12, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
[spb_tabs width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_tab title=”ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi”] ʻO ke alanui polohiwa a Kāne ma ka ‘Ākau, ʻo ke alanui polohiwa a Kanaloa ma ka Hema, ʻo ke ala ‘ula a Kāne ma ka Hikina, ʻo ke alanui maʻawe ʻula a...