by DND | Oct 7, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV
While the ancient art of non-instrument navigation has been rekindled throughout Polynesia, the knowledge of canoe building has been largely forgotten except for a select few artisans. Following in the wake of her sister canoe Hōkūleʻa, the Hawaiʻiloa canoe was hulled...
by DND | Dec 29, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Pwo Navigator, Kālepa Baybayan says that, “The crew make up for the second leg of the international Mālama Honua Voyage was made up of mostly members from ʻOhana Waʻa. We have ʻAha Pūnana Leo’s Hōkūalakaʻi crew, Kawaihae’s Makaliʻi of Nā Kālai Waʻa Moku o Hawaiʻi, Hui...
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...
