by DND | Jun 16, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“I loko o nā mea a pau, ʻelua ʻaoʻao i kēlā mea, kēia mea,” wahi a Kalepa Babayan, he Hope Luna Hoʻokele ma ʻImiloa. “Ka ʻaoʻao ʻepekema haole, ʻo ia ka ʻaoʻao noiʻi ʻana, eia naʻe, ko mākou ʻaoʻao, ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi, he pili ana kēlā i ka ʻuhane o ke kanaka.” Ma o...
by DND | Jun 15, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“This voyage launched over 2,000 years ago. This voyage is in the wake of extraordinary mariners, the worlds greatest explorers and voyagers of time, of the whole earth. We are children in that wake and we respect that.” says Hōkūleʻa Pwo Navigator, Nainoa...
by DND | Jun 14, 2013 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
After taking part in proper protocol, Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia and the crew were prepared to start giving back through a reforestation project in Keauhou, Kaʻū on Hawaiʻi Island. “I think a lot of times, us as voyagers or surfers or canoe paddlers a lot of people think...
by DND | Jun 13, 2013 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia left Oʻahu and docked at Palekai, Hilo, on Hawaiʻi Island, where they will take off on the beginning of their Worldwide Voyage; But why Hilo? Pwo Navigator, Nainoa Thompson says that, “starting from Hilo, from the sailors point of view,...
by DND | Jun 12, 2013 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia await their departure from Palekai in Hilo, Hawaiʻi, Keaukaha community members gathered with Hōkūleʻa crew and ʻohana for an ʻawa launch ceremony and at Palekai. “I think especially for us, on Oʻahu, were kind of spoiled because, we...
