by pvshawaii | Jun 11, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Photo Galleries, World Wide Voyage
This post was written by Suzette Hau`oli Smith Gurtler. Women have always been involved in the Polynesian Voyaging Society, but trying to get on a voyage was tough. In the past, the way the waʻa was set up for sailing point, you had to have strength and muscle and be...
by pvshawaii | Jun 1, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Cultural, ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
Kaleo Wong, Hikianalia Crew E ka poʻe i aloha i ka ʻāina, welina mai me ke aloha. Eia nō mākou ke holo kaulua nei ma kekahi o nā waʻa hanohano o Oʻahu a Lua lā, ʻo Hōkūleʻa lāua ʻo Hikianalia. Ua haʻalele aku nei nō mākou i ka ua Kanilehua o Hawaiʻi nui kuauli no ka...
by pvshawaii | May 29, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Leadership, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
This post was written by Kalepa Baybayan. I am quite accustomed to the process of waiting for a departure; the crew needs extreme patience when it comes to having the wind blow from the desired quadrant. On previous voyages, the crew has sometimes had to wait several...
by pvshawaii | May 22, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
By ʻOiwi TV ARVE error: Mode: lazyload not available (ARVE Pro not active?), switching to normal mode Education is a core element of this voyage and trained educators will be on-board every leg of the journey. For the first international leg to Tahiti, Noelani Kamalu...
by pvshawaii | May 22, 2014 | Crew Blogs, Video Stories, Voyaging, World Wide Voyage
By ʻOiwi TV ARVE error: Mode: lazyload not available (ARVE Pro not active?), switching to normal mode With no refrigeration onboard the waʻa, majority of the crew’s meals consist of dried, packaged, or canned goods. But how do you supply a crew of thirty who will be...