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 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 | Apr 9, 2014 | Education, ʻŌiwi TV
The Estria Foundation’s latest project, Mele Murals, was recently completed in the small town of Waimea on the island of Hawaiʻi. “Mele Murals is a series of murals that we are intending to do across all the islands. The larger goal is to build and sustain a public...
by DND | Apr 4, 2014 | Education, Kamehameha Schools
“When we look at Pauahi, she left her legacy for us. And this is the same concept or idea that we want our students to think about as they are doing their legacy,” says Roy Alameida, a kumu at Kamehameha Schools, Hawaiʻi Campus. “Senior legacy project is like a senior...
