by DND | Jun 30, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“The waʻa is our origin. It is why we are here in these islands.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cw9VWdTenbQ [spb_tabs width=”1/1″ el_position=”first last”] [spb_tab title=”ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi / Tahitian”] [spb_text_block...
by DND | Jun 27, 2014 | Culture, Polynesian Voyaging Society
“The kiʻi is an effigy of this generation taking hold of an ancient murmur.” [dropcap2]B[/dropcap2]ound tight to Hōkūleʻa’s two manu hope are wooden figures or kiʻi symbolic of a long standing tradition among ancient Hawaiian canoe builders. On the starboard side is a...
by DND | Jun 27, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Navigation a heavy kuleana that a lot of us take seriously. The teachers that we have that invested their time in us are having faith that their students will maintain all that Hōkūleʻa has done up until now and continue that into the future. “At the pinnacle of the...
by DND | Jun 25, 2014 | Education, Polynesian Voyaging Society
Kālepa Baybayan and daughter Kalā Baybayan talk about the roles of cultural exchange and educational outreach during their stay in Papeʻete, Tahiti as well as throughout their entire...
by DND | Jun 24, 2014 | Polynesian Voyaging Society
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are welcomed to Papeʻete, Tahiti with a festive...