by DND | Mar 28, 2015 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi’s Kahi Pacarro says that, “It can be a remote island in the middle of the Pacific, or it can be a very urban place lie Auckland, and you see the same stuff washing up on beaches. And it’s single use plastics, or broken down pieces of...
by DND | Feb 12, 2015 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
With the art of wayfinding as the guide and the waʻa kaulua as their platform, the crews of Hōkūle’a and Hikianalia are inspiring new educational strategies in communities around the world. “So when we frame our thinking around the voyage, we have our two canoes,...
by DND | Feb 11, 2015 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hōkūleʻa completes her journey through Polynesia as she arrives in Aotearoa for the second time in her history, 29 years later after first arriving in...
by DND | Jan 31, 2015 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“We recognize that education started really with our babies, and a lot of our babies werenʻt getting any preschool education at all. The heatlh of our people stems from getting our children educated, and I donʻt just mean academically, I mean educated culturally in...
by DND | Jan 9, 2015 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Nearly three decades ago, it was a sail of rediscovery. Now, Hōkūleʻa returned, carrying the message of Mālama Honua. Pwo Navigator Kālepa Baybayan says that, “Here we are in Whangarei. Weʻre going to be doing a number of outreach projects. We have an outreach program...
by DND | Jan 5, 2015 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
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...
