by hokulea | Aug 10, 2023 | Crew Blog, Newsletter
Crew Update – August 9, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 2 Our hearts and minds were split today as no amount of activity and kuleana could shake the somberness of this day. Between meetings and managing our kuleana, crew members caught glimpses of the devastating fires that...
by hokulea | Jul 6, 2023 | Crew Blog, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Leaving the harbor at Auke Bay this past May, I was still in disbelief and awe of the opportunity and great honor to join Hōkūleʻa to my home of Yakutat. I was especially excited and grateful to be able to go with my aunties and uncles, and the crew who immediately...
by hokulea | Jun 20, 2023 | Crew Blog, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
About ten years ago, fellow crew member and Pwo navigator Tua Pittman said something that has stuck with me ever since. He said that wa’a is not just the vehicle we sail but that ‘wa’a is the movement of people.’ As Hōkūle’a departs...