by DND | Nov 14, 2014 | Music, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Dr. Mel Chang and Brad Wong sing “Kuʻu Home o...
by DND | Nov 13, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sail into the future of voyaging, exciting findings around the world contribute and retrace past voyages of our Polynesian ancestors, confirming our pilina, or relations throughout the Pacific. In Anaweka, on the Northwest part of the South...
by DND | Nov 12, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Episode 2 It had been 19 years since Hōkūle’a last made the 2500-mile journey from Hawaiʻi to Tahiti and for the first time ever there were seven apprentice navigators on-board, all younger than the canoe herself, most of whom have never sailed the deep sea. Join us...
by DND | Nov 10, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“We are at a carver’s shop who has graciously given his shop over to us so that we can fix the boom that was damaged on our way to Tongatapu. As I understand it, what happened is that Hōkūleʻa did an accidental jibe. When that happened, it put a lot of stress on the...
by DND | Nov 7, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Episode 1 Building on more than 30 years of learning and voyaging, Hōkūleʻa and her crew now prepare to circumnavigate the globe carrying a message of Mālama Honua – Caring for Our Island Earth. Join us as we look back to the inception of this renowned double-hulled...
by DND | Nov 4, 2014 | Music, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Crew member Pomai Bertelmann sings her original composition “Hōkūleʻa Waʻa Aloha” aboard the waʻa in honor of...