As Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sailed throughout the Pacific – from Hawaiʻi, to Tahiti, and finally Sāmoa – the crews found a common thread throughout all the communities they visited: that we are all ʻohana.
Laʻa: Consecration of Aloha ʻĀina in ʻAha
Making Laʻa is the first step in any successful kanaka endeavor. Appealing to the akua and kūpuna is essential to all major tasks that a kanaka takes. Because they are our sources of mana, we recognize that it is only with their support and aloha that our tasks will...
