by DND | Feb 20, 2016 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
World renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle reflected, “I had an opportunity to go to Midway Island, way out there at the outermost part of this beautiful island. I met a lot of wild creatures there, including a bird. This bird, named Wisdom, was banded in the...
by DND | Dec 18, 2015 | Environment, ʻŌiwi TV
Paepae o Heʻeia put a call out for 1,000 people to help Pani ka Puka, or close the gap, in a portion of the wall that was destroyed 50 years ago due to a flood. Two thousand people answered that call. “We’ve never had more than 400 people on site,” said Hiʻilei...
by DND | Nov 16, 2015 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hōkūleʻa crewmembers take a tour of one of the most ecologically rich coastlines in the world, False Bay, which is designated a Mission Blue Hope Spot. Award winning documentary filmmaker, Craig Foster, educates the crew on the inhabitants of this ecosystem, and...
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...
by DND | Sep 30, 2015 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
In Mauritius, Reef Conservation has created underwater snorkeling trails to educate and engage tourists and residents to protect the surrounding reef ecosystems. “Reef conservation is a local marine environmental NGO. We started up in 2004 and our projects were based...
by DND | Aug 20, 2015 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
The Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage visits the Great Barrier Reef and crewmembers learn about the collaborative management plan for this ecological wonder of the world and the lessons it has on how they care for their own environments. “My name is Haunani Kane, I’m from...
