by hokulea | Oct 22, 2024 | Crew Reflection, Newsletter
Moloka’i is a quiet old soul. The morning silence pierces you and opens you up as you breathe in gentle whispers of aloha. Bringing Hōkūle’a to one of her homes on Moloka’i, the crew felt such a privilege knowing that this had been a journey made through generations....
by hokulea | Oct 6, 2024 | Crew Reflection, Newsletter
Last weekend, wa‘a Hōkūle‘a departed Mala wharf in Lahaina, Maui for Kalaupapa, Kalawao on Moloka‘i Island. Our light crew prepared the canoe to depart after a beautiful week with the Maui community to continue onto Kalaupapa by towing up to Honolua Bay where our...
by hokulea | Sep 19, 2024 | Crew Reflection, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hanalei was the first stop on the Pae ‘Āina-wide sail. The history of Hōkūleʻa staying in Hanalei goes back to the beginning. A sort of canoe genealogy that we felt in the stories, laughter, care, food, and music. Family members remembered the canoe coming to their...
by hokulea | Jul 6, 2023 | Crew Reflection, 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 Reflection, 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...