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 20, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“We’re in continual process of crew training. And what we did today was kind of break up into our watches and the purpose for that was to familiarize ourselves and build that cohesiveness,” said Kealoha Hoe, a watch captain on Hikianalia. Led by their watch...
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...
by DND | Mar 14, 2014 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
The Polynesian Voyage Society’s booth at the 20th annual Honolulu Festival proved to be very popular as kamaʻāina and malihini connected with crew members as the Worldwide Voyage soon...
by DND | Mar 13, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
“The canoe is the mother. And the navigator is the father. And the crew members, that pretty much makes us all brothers and sisters. What makes Makali’i special is this relationship we have with each other.” This strong bond between canoe and crew has been a key...
