Maunakea: Kapu Aloha

Maunakea: Kapu Aloha

Me ka naʻau kūpaʻa wiwoʻole nō e kahua ana i ke aloha me ka pono e mau nei ka ʻimi ʻana o nā kiaʻi kū mauna i ka puka lanakila ma kēia. (These Protectors, grounded in aloha and respect, are resolved to succeed.) “We need the solutions. I say this over and over… a firm...

Mahiʻai Matchup 2015

“I grew up in a rural community. I grew up in Waiʻanae, my dad was a blue-collard worker, and guess what? We grew our own food,” shares Sydney Keliʻipuleʻole, who is the Director of Kamehameha Schools’ Land Asset Division. “So I understand how important growing food...

Swains: The Sustainable Island

Just 200 nautical miles north of ʻĀpia, Hōkūleʻa came upon this pristine jewel in the immense Pacific, the island of Olohega, more commonly referred to as Swains Island. “Swains island as you can see, is a remote island. Through studies, it is one of the important...
Keep American Sāmoa Beautiful

Keep American Sāmoa Beautiful

“You get into the harbor and see a bunch of rubbish floating around the wharf right next to the canoes, and then on the inside, a bunch of that rubbish floating around the area. As I am standing there is rubbish right around here too, with plastic forks, cigarette...
Tāne Mahuta

Tāne Mahuta

Aloha! This is Pomai Bertelmann, and I am crewmember onboard Hōkūleʻa for the Worldwide Voyage. Today, the ʻohana (family) is going to Hokianga on the west side of this large island of Aotearoa where we will be checking out a very special feature – Tāne Mahuta. We are...