by hokulea | Sep 12, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 12, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 11. Arrived at Eureka, California. The beauty of Humboldt County hid itself from Hōkūleʻa and her escort vessel, Kolea, in the early morning. According to Wioyt tribe chairman, Ted Hernandez, this area was known as the “Lost Coast” for...
by hokulea | Sep 11, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 11, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 10. Departed Coos Bay, Oregon. We departed Coos Bay early Monday morning as the little bits of remaining fog started to burn off. We are all so grateful for all the aloha from the people of Coos Bay and North Bend. What started as an...
by hokulea | Sep 10, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 10, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 9. Coos Bay, Oregon. With departure set for tomorrow, we found ourselves with a free day today and the opportunity to attend the second and final day of the 18th Annual Salmon Festival. We learned cultural arts like weaving and...
by hokulea | Sep 9, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 9, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 8. Coos Bay, Oregon. I truly believe everything happens for a reason. Coos Bay was not a scheduled port, but our escort vessel Kolea needed to take care of a maintenance issue and what happened next was so unexpected. As we started...
by hokulea | Sep 8, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 8, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 7. Sailing along Oregon coast towards California. When your day is filled with great celestial elements, you know the nighttime sky will awaken.. As the northerly winds started to fill in, the crew gets excited. We awake the head sail,...
by hokulea | Sep 7, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 7, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 6. Aloha e nā hoa waʻa, After a night of sharing with the Indigenous community at Makah (Neah Bay), we thanked them for their generosity, and affirmed that it was indeed “time to go.” As Watch Captain, Mark Ellis, shared a final mahalo...