by Jonathan Salvador | Nov 19, 2025 | Crew Reflection
We were honored to have had the privilege to be welcomed at Mangahāwea. Even from a mile out, there was an indescribable aura surrounding this sacred place as Motorua grew larger with the closing distance. As we approached, we saw our Māori ʻohana waiting for us along...
by Jonathan Salvador | Nov 5, 2025 | Crew Reflection
We’ve felt sudden and vibrant shifts in our natural observances across the beautiful Moananuiākea/Te Moana-nui-ā-Kiwa. Over the past week, we’ve experienced mostly overcast skies and have seen little to no sea life… but that has changed drastically. In just the...
by Jonathan Salvador | Aug 21, 2025 | Crew Reflection
I felt greatly honored and privileged to be invited to represent the PolynesianVoyaging Society as a crewmember on Hōkūleʻa on LEG 14 of the Moananuiākea Voyage inFrench Polynesia and Cook Islands this summer from July 19 to August 23. As a new crewmember, I am...
by Jonathan Salvador | Jul 15, 2025 | Crew Reflection
In the Kumulipo, an ancient Hawaiian chant of creation, life begins in the depths of Pō, emerging first as coral, seaweed, and creatures of the ocean. Modern science tells us that over 3.4 billion years ago, photosynthetic microbes (ancestors of early phytoplankton)...
by Jonathan Salvador | Jul 12, 2025 | Crew Reflection
The night before our departure to Mo’orea, a quiet sense of heaviness settled over the crew and the community as we gathered for a final dinner in Mataiea. In just a short time, we had been embraced, cared for, and made to feel like family by our new ʻohana. The...