by pvshawaii | Sep 26, 2014 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Written by Mel Chang. This bright September morning felt like the right time to kanikapila (play music) for the crew and Doug and his family. Maui Tautotaha, a fellow crewmember and expert ʻŌiwi TV videographer, started the hand signals and countdown for the filming...
by pvshawaii | Sep 26, 2014 | Crew Blogs, World Wide Voyage
Written by Mary Anna Enriquez.Flying fish skim the surface. Starlight and moonlight are reflected in their beings. Emitting light, with their heads down, they write in their notebooks the mysteries of wayfinding facts and figures to get us to our...
by pvshawaii | Sep 24, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Education, World Wide Voyage
This post was written by Mary Anna Enriquez.Learning, creating, exploring . . . Concepts that are key as Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia sail around the world. On this Leg 4 – Samoa, Tokelau, Swains, Samoa, there are a total of five education specialists aboard both...
by pvshawaii | Sep 22, 2014 | Education, Photo Galleries, World Wide Voyage
The crewmembers of the voyaging canoes Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia are conducting educational outreach programs while in Pago Pago, American Samoa. Dockside activities include learning about knot tying, line handling, canoe tours, the star compass used by navigators,...
by pvshawaii | Sep 22, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
This post was written by Kula Barbieto.There’s something to be said about a group of people from different backgrounds and ages, cultures and beliefs who are voyaging to a destination together.Someone once told me sailing is like flying: wind, air, and magic....