by hokulea | Aug 23, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 23, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 16. Victoria, B.C. Our trees of life connected us. Cedar to the Songhees people and niu (coconut) to the Pasifika peoples. Melissa from the Songhees Nation with her beaming smile greeted me as she commented on my niu papale. It kicked off...
by hokulea | Aug 22, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Seattle’s Tribal Nations, Native Hawaiian residents, city officials and community members are planning a special welcome for Hōkūleʻa and her crew as the Polynesian voyaging canoe sails from Suquamish and enters Elliot Bay at approximately 8:00 am on Saturday, August...
by hokulea | Aug 21, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 21, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 14. Salt Spring Island It’s strange to somehow spend so little and yet so much time in one space when out on a voyage. As we walk down the Main Street of Ganges Harbour we see familiar faces as they wave to us and ask us how are days are...
by hokulea | Aug 20, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hōkūleʻa was in Vancouver, B.C., Canada when the devastating wildfires swept through our beloved Lahaina, Maui. The Leg 6 crew and all of the Polynesian Voyaging Society are heartbroken for and with our ʻohana, friends and communities of Hawaiʻi. The crew sent a...
by hokulea | Aug 19, 2023 | Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
Hōkūleʻa’s first public port of call after sailing through British Columbia, Canada on the Moananuiākea Voyage will be Seattle, Washington. The legendary voyaging canoe that revived the lost art of Polynesian voyaging and navigation and propelled a cultural...
by hokulea | Aug 18, 2023 | Crew Update, Moananuiākea Voyage, Newsletter
August 18, 2023 | Leg 6, Day 11. Salt Spring Island. Today some of the crew hiked up Mount Maxwell, known to the Roland family as the Diamond Head of Salt Spring Island because of its resemblance to Leahi. The hike was beautiful as the temperature dropped today. Up to...