by DND | Oct 8, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Crew member Kekaimalu Lee and ʻōlohe lua / carver Umi Kai make traditional fishing lures for use on...
by DND | Jun 27, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“The kiʻi is an effigy of this generation taking hold of an ancient murmur.” [dropcap2]B[/dropcap2]ound tight to Hōkūleʻa’s two manu hope are wooden figures or kiʻi symbolic of a long standing tradition among ancient Hawaiian canoe builders. On the starboard side is a...
by DND | Apr 1, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
On March 24, 2014, the traditional sailing canoe Hawaiʻiloa returned to the sea after more than a decade on land. Led by master canoe builder Uncle Jerry Ongies, a small, committed group of volunteers has worked tirelessly to accomplish this historic task. “It has...
by DND | Mar 16, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“I started to bring that canoe down here. The first year it was like, just rubber band together. And people said, ʻHo man! How are you going to repair this?ʻ Then we brought it last year, it was a little better, and today I have it here again for its third time,” said...
