by DND | Jun 4, 2014 | Music, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hilo is the most eastern port in Hawaiʻi, making it the ideal location for Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia to stop at before departing Hawaiʻi on the Worldwide Voyage. The crews are welcomed by the community and given a priceless gift from Hilo’s Hālau O Kekuhi. After a...
by DND | Jun 3, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
After years of training and preparation, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia left Oʻahu for Hilo, their final port before departing Hawaiʻi for the Worldwide Voyage, but not before a brief delay. “Waiting’s not bad, waiting is smart. And what waiting does is creates time...
by DND | May 28, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
After this voyage, one of the big hopes is that those of us that have been learning will be able to take the reigns. The Worldwide Voyage leg to Tahiti has multiple levels of reconnection and perpetuates traditional navigational studies. By understanding the history...
by DND | May 25, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“In the real-life sailing scenario, everything is driven by the weather, everything is driven by the wind,” said pwo navigator Kālepa Baybayan. This realistic aspect of voyaging is what delayed the crew’s send off for their leg our of Hawaiʻi to Tahiti. “Delaying...
by DND | May 24, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Pēlā nō e hoʻomaka ai, ʻike maka i nā waʻa nā kanaka e holo ana, a laila hoʻomaka nā nīnau i loko o lākou “Pehea?” no laila ʻo ko mākou hana ma nā papahana i aʻo ʻia, ʻo ia ka paipai ʻana i nā keiki, [That is how it starts. The kids see for themselves and they become...
by DND | May 22, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
My kuleana as quartermaster is to inventory every single thing that passes the rails onto the canoe. While the ladies have done their job of repacking the food that will go on the first two voyaging legs, it is now up to the guys to load it all onto the waʻa....
