by Todd Yamashita | May 4, 2019 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Today, Google has recognized the Hawaiʻi’s famed waterman, and Hōkūleʻa crewmember Eddie Aikau with original Doodle art on its main search page. Eddie Aikau Eddie’s history with Hōkūleʻa is both celebrated and tragic. “I must tell you about Eddie,...
by Todd Yamashita | May 4, 2019 | Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, Video Stories, World Wide Voyage
The Polynesian Voyaging Society (PVS) paid tribute to its 2019 Nā Kilo Lani honorees explore.org and the Annenberg Foundation, Harold K. L. Castle Foundation, and James & Abigail Campbell Family Foundation on the evening on April 20, 2019. Honorees received lei...
by Todd Yamashita | May 1, 2019 | Events, Featured, News, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
For those of you who didn’t get the chance to join us at the Ala Wai Community Fair & Hōkūleʻa Arrival last month, we’d like to share with you some photos from the event, that on the cusp of Earth Day, drew scores of students, community leaders, voyagers and...
by Todd Yamashita | Apr 28, 2019 | Events, News, Newsletter, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
Download an event flier. Aloha! Join us in welcoming Polynesian voyaging canoe Hōkūleʻa for a week of community engagements on the island of Lanaʻi. LANAʻI EVENTS Manele Bay Small Boat Harbor (weather-permitting) Monday, APRIL 29 • Hōkūleʻa Welcoming Dinner, 5PM Join...
by Todd Yamashita | Apr 26, 2019 | Teachers, World Wide Voyage
Our friends at STEMworks™ Hawaiʻi have announced the 10th Annual Hawaiʻi STEM Conference that highlights three fast-paced “Hackathons” to be held on May 1 & 2, 2019. Inspired in part by Hōkūleʻa and the Polynesian Voyaging Society, the event will...
by Todd Yamashita | Apr 25, 2019 | Featured, Hōkūleʻa History & Moʻolelo, Newsletter, Photo Galleries, Teachers, Updates, World Wide Voyage
When you decide to sail a Polynesian voyaging canoe from Hawaiʻi around the world, the numbers quickly become mind-boggling. Four hundred crew members traveling 42,000 nautical miles to 322 ports and 18 countries is just the beginning. When you start assessing the...