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 | Dec 24, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
https://vimeo.com/115026868 As their mālama honua journey throughout the Pacific comes to a close the crews made time to mālama the waʻa that have sustained them – over 35 hundred miles thus far! “The crews are working hard to look at all the fine details of both...
by DND | Dec 2, 2014 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
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...
by DND | Nov 30, 2014 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
One of the chief servants of Te Roroa, Jason Fox says that “This community is called Te Roroa. It’s a combination of about six Marae – six communities and their affiliated family groupings. They come together under a single umbrella in order to look after pretty much...
by DND | Nov 26, 2014 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
While Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia were in Opua Harbor, some of the crewmembers took the time to visit the local community and engage with people who are doing their part to Mālama Honua. One place in particular is Opua School, where the students shared all of the things...
