by hokulea | Sep 6, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 6, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 5. Neah Bay. The day’s journey from Port Townsend to Neah Bay was mostly overcast. We were faced with brisk winds, cold temperatures, and light rains. By mid-afternoon, many of us were wearing all our layers. We cruised down the...
by hokulea | Sep 5, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 5, 2023 | Leg 7 Day 4. Port Townsend, Washington. Today we left Tacoma, a place where we developed a deep connection and friendship with so many amazing people. The Washington communities have extended their aloha to us as they would their own ʻohana, and...
by hokulea | Sep 4, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 4, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 3. Over the past few days we were graciously hosted by community leaders from Kīkaha o ke Kai Canoe Club and Keʻala ‘o Kamālielauliʻiliʻi in Tacoma, Washington. As a crew-member who was fortunate to engage with these Wakinekona...
by hokulea | Sep 3, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 3, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 2. Mahalo nui to hula halau Ke ʻala o Kamailelauliʻiliʻi for welcoming us at our Tacoma arrival and for bringing your mana onto mama Hokuleʻa. Your spirit adds to her legacy and all who have come before. Even the heavens cried tears of...
by hokulea | Sep 2, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
September 2, 2023 | Leg 7, Day 1. Leg 7 from Tacoma, Washington to San Francisco, California is underway. A majority of our crew landed at Sea-Tac and made it back to Mama Hōkūleʻa where she is docked at the Foss Waterway Seaport. Today we spent a majority of our...
by hokulea | Aug 25, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Looking back with appreciation at our visit to Suquamish, WA. August 24 & 25, 2023 | Leg 6, Days 17 & 18. Suquamish, WA. Around 3pm we rounded the corner in Suquamish. Home to the “”People of Clear Salt Water”” and the tribe of Chief...