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 | May 22, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
My kuleana as quartermaster is to inventory every single thing that passes the rails onto the canoe. While the ladies have done their job of repacking the food that will go on the first two voyaging legs, it is now up to the guys to load it all onto the waʻa....
by DND | May 19, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
https://vimeo.com/95921268 The community of Lāhainā, Maui, welcomes the Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia crews on their first stop of the Worldwide Voyage.
by DND | May 18, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
May 17, 2014 marked the beginning of a new chapter for history here in Hawaiʻi. Hundreds gathered at the dock of the Marine Education Training Center, from which Hōkūleʻa, Hikianalia, and their crew would bid farewell to Oʻahu for the last time as they embark on their...
