by DND | Jan 27, 2015 | Culture, ʻŌiwi TV
“So today was the launching of our canoe, that was part of a project called, Connecting Oceanic Pathways, Walking the Stick of our Ancestors, and the project really came about in trying to honor Mau Piailug and his contributions to Hawaiʻi and his wish that we make...
by DND | Jan 20, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
Episode 9: Napua Greig Aloha kākou e kuʻu ʻohana me oʻu mau hoa, In the midst of Merrie Monarch 2014, I took a little time away from my kumu hula duties to perform a few mele for my friends at ʻŌiwi TV as a part of their new music series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai.” I was...
by DND | Jan 9, 2015 | ʻŌiwi TV, Mele ma ka Lihiwai, Music
Episode 8: Nā Hoa Aloha e ka ʻohana a me nā hoa o kākou, Around the time of Merrie Monarch last year, we sang a few mele Hawaiʻi for ʻŌiwi TV’s original music series “Mele ma ka Lihiwai.” We performed everything from the melodic “Lei Pua Kenikeni” by John...
by DND | Jan 9, 2015 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Nearly three decades ago, it was a sail of rediscovery. Now, Hōkūleʻa returned, carrying the message of Mālama Honua. Pwo Navigator Kālepa Baybayan says that, “Here we are in Whangarei. Weʻre going to be doing a number of outreach projects. We have an outreach program...
by DND | Jan 5, 2015 | Environment, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Just 200 nautical miles north of ʻĀpia, Hōkūleʻa came upon this pristine jewel in the immense Pacific, the island of Olohega, more commonly referred to as Swains Island. “Swains island as you can see, is a remote island. Through studies, it is one of the important...
